Giorgi Khelashvili

George (Giorgi) Khelashvili (born 29 April 1975) is a Georgian politician who has served as member of Parliament of Georgia from the Georgian Dream faction, in a position of the deputy chair of the Foreign Relations Committee

Biography

 * Director of Research Center, Parliament of Georgia (2019–2020)
 * Adviser to the Speaker of Parliament of Georgia (2017–2019)
 * Deputy chief of mission, Embassy of Georgia, Washington D.C. (2013–2017)
 * Deputy director of the Political Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia (2013)
 * Assistant Professor of International Relations, and project director at the Center for Social Sciences, Tbilisi State University (2010–2013)
 * Assistant Professor of International Relations, Tbilisi State University (2001–2007) and Director of Academic Programs, Center for Social Sciences, Tbilisi (2004–2007)
 * Chief Specialist of the Center for Foreign Policy Research and Analysis of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia (1997–1999)

Education

 * DPhil in International Relations, St Anne's College, University of Oxford (2007–2010)
 * MPhil in International Relations, St Anne's College, University of Oxford (1999–2001)
 * Undergraduate degree in International Relations, Tbilisi State University (1993–1998)

Other

 * Visiting Fellow at the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies of the George Washington University, Washington D.C. (2010)
 * Assistant Dean at St. Anne's College, University of Oxford (2010)
 * Research Fellow at the Kennan Institute of the Wilson Center, Washington D.C. (2008)
 * Research Assistant, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Oxford (2007–2009)
 * Oxford Colleges Hospitality Scheme research fellow, University of Oxford (2004)
 * International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) Media Grants Manager, Tbilisi (2003–2004)
 * News Anchor at Rustavi-2 TV, Tbilisi (2002–2003)
 * International affairs journalist at daily newspaper "24 Hours", Georgia (2002)
 * Visiting Fellow at the Center for Non-Proliferation Studies, Monterey (1997–1998)
 * International news anchor, Georgian State Television Morning Program "Alioni", Tbilisi (1997–1999)