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Mariam Rakviashvili
Mariam Rakviashvili (Georgian: მარიამ რაქვიაშვილი) (born 4 April, 1977 ) is a Georgian career diplomat, currently serving as the Georgian Ambassador to the Czech Republic. Previously Mariam Rakviashvili served as a Deputy State Minister of Georgia on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration.

Early life
Mariam Rakviashvili graduated from Georgian Technical University - Faculty of Architecture and design in 1999. Later she obtained Master's Degree in European Law in 2002 at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO).

Diplomatic career
Mariam Rakviashvili joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia in 2003 where among other various positions she served as a Deputy Director of Department of Asia, Africa, Australia and Pacific Rim, and later as a Director of NATO Integration Department. In 2009 she was appointed as a Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Georgia to the Republic of Estonia. Until recently, she was the Deputy State Minister on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Georgia.

Publications
Mariam Rakviashvili is a co-author of the book "Georgia's European Ways - Political and Cultural Perspectives" (2016). In 2016, she founded the print magazine "Interieri". In 2018 she co-authored and published the book "Tbilisi Interiors: Stil und Farbe - Wohnen in Tbilisi".

Personal life
Mariam Rakviashvili has two children, Elene and Konstantine Kobakhidze (born in 2002 and 2006).