President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
In office 27 November 2019 – 15 May 2020
Preceded by
Jean-Yves Le Drian
Succeeded by
Nikos Dendias
First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 8 January 2016 – 21 June 2018
Prime Minister
Giorgi Kvirikashvili
Minister
Mikheil Janelidze
In office 29 October 2012 – 5 November 2014
Prime Minister
Bidzina Ivanishvili Irakli Garibashvili
Minister
Maia Panjikidze
Executive Director of the Levan Mikeladze Foundation
In office 2015 – 7 January 2016
Ambassador of Georgia to the Republic of Belarus
In office January 2008 – September 2009
Director of the Department of Global Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
In office January 2007 – December 2007
Ambassador of Georgia to the Republics of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
In office 2004–2007
Senior Counsellor at the Embassy of Georgia to the United States, Mexico and Canada
In office 2002–2004
Deputy Permanent Representative of Georgia to OSCE and International Organizations in Vienna
In office March 2002 – September 2002
Personal details
Born
(1968-02-27) 27 February 1968 (age 56) Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR
Political party
Georgian Dream
Children
2
Alma mater
Tbilisi State University
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David Zalkaliani (Georgian: დავით ზალკალიანი; born 27 February 1968) is a Georgian career diplomat serving as the Ambassador of Georgia to the United States.[1] From June 21, 2018 to April 4, 2022 he served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. From January 21, 2021 to April 4, 2022 he was also Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia.
^"ზალკალიანი აშშ-ში ელჩად დაინიშნა. საგრეო საქმეთა მინისტრად - ილია დარჩიაშვილი" [Zalkaliani has been appointed Ambassador to the United States. Minister of Foreign Affairs - Ilia Darchiashvili]. Radio Freedom (in Georgian). Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
DavidZalkaliani (Georgian: დავით ზალკალიანი; born 27 February 1968) is a Georgian career diplomat serving as the Ambassador of Georgia to the United States...
memorandum between the Foreign Ministers of Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine (DavidZalkaliani, Aureliu Ciocoi, and Dmytro Kuleba), initiated the creation of the...
him Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia after the predecessor, DavidZalkaliani stepped down to become Georgia's ambassador to the United States. Darchiashvili's...
2022 – February 12, 2024 Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili Preceded by DavidZalkaliani Succeeded by Irakli Chikovani Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development...
(1930–1982), Mexican singer David Zakai (1886–1978), Belariusian-Israeli journalist DavidZalkaliani (born 1968), Georgian diplomat David Zalzman (born 1996)...
Russia. Vice Prime Minister/Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, DavidZalkaliani stated that "Military aggression launched by Russia against Ukraine...
შტატებში Seal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Incumbent Davit Zalkaliani since April 4, 2022 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Embassy of...
Archived from the original on 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-04-30. "DavidZalkaliani-Minister of Foreign Affairs". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia...
was strongly rejected. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, DavidZalkaliani, stated that "it is unacceptable to talk about a referendum when this...
top job". ABC News. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2022. "Davit Zalkaliani: We highly appreciate the strong support of the Vanuatu Government for...
Council of Europe In office 15 May 2020 – 18 November 2020 Preceded by DavidZalkaliani Succeeded by Heiko Maas Minister for Development and Competitiveness...
List Momodou Lamin Bah December 12, 2022 Embassy [65] Georgia List DavidZalkaliani June 7, 2022 Embassy [66] Germany List Emily Haber June 22, 2018 Embassy...
November 2019 (Jean-Yves Le Drian) Georgia : November 2019 – May 2020 (DavidZalkaliani) Greece : May – November 2020 (Nikos Dendias) Germany : November...
Giorgi Kvirikashvili Preceded by Giorgi Kvirikashvili Succeeded by DavidZalkaliani Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia In office 12 July 2017 – 13 June 2018...
won't join international sanctions against Russia". Eurasia.net. Zalkaliani, David [@DZalkaliani] (24 February 2022). "Military aggression launched by...
Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not release a statement but DavidZalkaliani wrote on his Twitter: "We condemned the recent violent provocative...
September 2019 GDDG Deputy Prime Minister DavidZalkaliani 21 January 2021 GDDG Minister of Foreign Affairs Davit Zalkaliani 20 June 2018 GDDG Minister of Defense...
expressed his support for the opposition. Georgia: Foreign Minister DavidZalkaliani congratulated Guaido on his reelection and condemned unlawful acts...
Gang (2022–2023) East Timor – Adaljiza Magno (2020–2023) Georgia – DavidZalkaliani (2018–2022) Ilia Darchiashvili (2022–present) India – Subrahmanyam...
Maya Tskitishvili 17 July 2018 GDDG Minister of Foreign Affairs Davit Zalkaliani 20 June 2018 GDDG Minister of Defense Levan Izoria 1 August 2016 GDDG...
for the country and the people. On that day, Gakharia appointed Davit Zalkaliani Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, as Vice prime minister On February...