Former Foreign Minister of Georgia, Tbilisi
Education: 1974 – Graduated from Tbilisi State Medical Institute
Positions:
1976-1980 - Held different positions in the Komsomol Organization
1980-1982 - Head of Tbilisi Public Health Department
1982-1986 - First Deputy Minister of Public Health of the Georgian SSR
1986-1991 - Minister of Public Health of the Georgian SSR
1991-1992 - The Director of the Strategic Research Center
1992-1993 - Minister of Public Health of the Republic of Georgia
1993-1995 –Deputy Prime-Minister of the Republic of Georgia
1995-2003 - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
since 2003 - Director of the Strategic Research Center; Senior Advisor, Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies