Giorgi Khelashvili
# 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)
