Aleksandre Jishkariani

Date and Place of Birth

March 4, 1984, Kutaisi, Georgia

Professional Experience

2023 – Present - Consul General of Georgia in Istanbul

2019 - 2023 – Senior Counselor, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Georgia to the State of Qatar;

2015 - 2019 – Consul, Embassy of Georgia to the State of Israel;

2015 - 2015 – Deputy Director of the European Integration Department, State Minister’s Office for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Georgia;

2014 - 2015 – Head of EU Sectoral Integration Coordination Division, State Minister’s Office for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration;

2013 - 2014 – First Secretary of the European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia;

2009 - 2013 – Second Secretary for Political and Consular Affairs. Embassy of Georgia in the Republic of Estonia;

2007 - 2009 – Assistant to the Head of the Mission, the Embassy of Georgia to the Republic of Estonia.

2005 - 2006 – Intern, Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Georgia;

2002 - 2004 – Intern, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Foreign Policy Research and Analysis Center (FPRAC);

Education

2009 - 2013 – Tallinn University, Doctoral Studies at the Institute of Governance and Political Science;

2006 - 2008 – Tbilisi State University, the Faculty of Social and Political Studies, Master’s Program in International Relations (Degree: Master of International Relations);

2006 - 2007 – Estonian School of Diplomacy, Training Program in International Relations, European Integration and Diplomacy;

2001 - 2005 – Tbilisi State University, Faculty of International Law and International Relations, Department of International Relations (Bachelor’s Degree with Honors);

2002 - 2005 – Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Humanity and Arts, Department of Accounting and Banking (Diploma);

Diplomatic Rank

Chief Advisor