Ketevan Tsikhelashvili ( ka, ქეთევან ციხელაშვილი; 21 August 1978) was the State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality in

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from 2016 to 2020. In 2020, she became an ambassador to Austria.

Biography

Ketevan was born in 1978. She worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Research and Analysis Center from 1998 to 1999. She completed her Bachelor of Arts from the

Tbilisi State University Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University ( ka, ივანე ჯავახიშვილის სახელობის თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი, tr; often shorten ...

in International relations in 1999. In 2000, she completed her Masters of Art in International Relations and European Studies from

Central European University Central European University (CEU; , ) is a private research university in Vienna. The university offers graduate and undergraduate programs in the social sciences and humanities, which are accredited in Austria and the United States. The univ ...

Career

In 2001, she worked at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly as a research assistant. She worked in the State Minister for Conflict Resolution Office from 2004 to 2006. She founded the Pro-European integration think tank Liberal Academy Tbilisi in 2006. She worked as a Coordinator of Projects at the German

Friedrich Naumann Foundation The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom ('' German: Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit e.V.; Abbreviation: FNF'') is a German foundation for liberal politics, related to the Free Democratic Party and funded by the Federal Min ...

. She joined

Ilia State University Ilia State University ISU ( ka, ილიას სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი) is a public university in Tbilisi, Georgia that was founded in 2006 as a result of a merger of six different academic institution ...

as a lecturer in 2008. In Spring 2011, she worked on academic research at the

University of Fribourg The University of Fribourg (; ) is a public university located in Fribourg, Switzerland. The roots of the university can be traced back to 1580, when the notable Jesuit Peter Canisius founded the Collège Saint-Michel in the City of Fribourg ...

in Switzerland. From 2012 she was the Chairwoman of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum. She is a PhD candidate at Ilia State University in Philosophy and Social Sciences. In 2016 she was made the Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality in

. She was appointed by President

Giorgi Margvelashvili Giorgi Margvelashvili ( ka, გიორგი მარგველაშვილი; born 4 September 1969) is a Georgian academic and politician who was the fourth president of Georgia, in office from 17 November 2013 to 16 December 2018. ...

. In May 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Davit Zalkaliani, announced that Tsikhelashvili had been appointed as an ambassador to Austria and would transition from her duties as State Minister in June that year. It has not yet been revealed who shall succeed her as State Minister.

References

Living people 1978 births Ambassadors of Georgia (country) to Austria Government ministers of Georgia (country) Tbilisi State University alumni Central European University alumni Women government ministers of Georgia (country) 21st-century women politicians from Georgia (country) Georgian Dream politicians {{Georgia-politician-stub