Zviad Kvachantiradze
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Zviad Kvachantiradze is a Georgian
diplomat. He was formerly Consul General of Georgia in Istanbul
, Turkey, from 2005-2009 and Secretary-General of the TRACECA
Intergovernmental Commission from 2000 to 2004. He was Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary since 2001.
, Russia
in 1990. In 1995 he obtained a diploma in Social Market Economy and Public Relations from Carl Duisberg College in Cologne
, Germany
.
.
In 1993 Kvachantiradze was among the pioneers of public relations
in Georgia and co-founded the Tbilisi Public Relations Centre (TPRC), the first PR company in Georgia. The same year, under the leadership of conductor Jansug Kakhidze
, he helped to found the Georgian Society of Patrons of Music. As co-president of the society he contributed to founding the Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra.
In January 1994 Kvachantiradze won Germany's Carl Duisberg scholarship and moved to Cologne for to study. After graduating from the Carl Duisberg College he worked in a professional practice in Germany, including responsibilities in the German Foreign Office in Bonn.
In March 1996 Kvachantiradze returned to Georgia and joined the civil service as a State Advisor in the state chancellery of the President of Georgia. He also served as director of the Department of European Integration and International Relations of the Ministry of Transport and Communications. From 1997 to 2000 he was a member of the Committee of Deputies in the European Conference of the Ministers of Transport (ECMT, now International Transport Forum), as well as a member of the Inland Transport Committee of the UN ECE.
), based in Baku
, Azerbaijan
,, the establishment of which he personally contributed. In 2002-2004 he also was a President (in office) of the Caspian International Club of Transport and Communications. In 2004 he returned to Tbilisi, Georgia and reentered the Georgian foreign service as Head of the Directorate for the Council of Europe in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. In 2005 Kvachantiradze was appointed Consul General of Georgia to Turkey.
, English
, German
, Russian
and Turkish
languages.
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
diplomat. He was formerly Consul General of Georgia in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Turkey, from 2005-2009 and Secretary-General of the TRACECA
TRACECA
TRACECA is an international transport programme involving the European Union and 14 member States of the Eastern European, Caucasian and Central Asian region. It has a permanent Secretariat, originally financed by the European Commission, in Baku, Azerbaijan, and a regional office in Odessa,...
Intergovernmental Commission from 2000 to 2004. He was Ambassador
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary since 2001.
Education
Kvachantiradze graduated from the Faculty of History and Law of the State University in YaroslavlYaroslavl
Yaroslavl is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historical part of the city, a World Heritage Site, is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. It is one of the Golden Ring cities, a group of historic cities...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
in 1990. In 1995 he obtained a diploma in Social Market Economy and Public Relations from Carl Duisberg College in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Early career
From 1991 to 1993, Kvachantiradze was the manager of the academic interchange program at the Georgian branch of the ICSC-World Laboratory, an international non-governmental organisation in TbilisiTbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
.
In 1993 Kvachantiradze was among the pioneers of public relations
Public relations
Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
in Georgia and co-founded the Tbilisi Public Relations Centre (TPRC), the first PR company in Georgia. The same year, under the leadership of conductor Jansug Kakhidze
Jansug Kakhidze
Jansug Kakhidze was a Georgian conductor, nicknamed "the Georgian Karajan". Kakhidze was music director of the Georgian State Symphony Orchestra for two decades beginning in 1973.-Musical career:...
, he helped to found the Georgian Society of Patrons of Music. As co-president of the society he contributed to founding the Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra.
In January 1994 Kvachantiradze won Germany's Carl Duisberg scholarship and moved to Cologne for to study. After graduating from the Carl Duisberg College he worked in a professional practice in Germany, including responsibilities in the German Foreign Office in Bonn.
In March 1996 Kvachantiradze returned to Georgia and joined the civil service as a State Advisor in the state chancellery of the President of Georgia. He also served as director of the Department of European Integration and International Relations of the Ministry of Transport and Communications. From 1997 to 2000 he was a member of the Committee of Deputies in the European Conference of the Ministers of Transport (ECMT, now International Transport Forum), as well as a member of the Inland Transport Committee of the UN ECE.
Diplomat
In 2000 Kvachantiradze was elected a first Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of the newly-established intergovernmental organisation, Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECATRACECA
TRACECA is an international transport programme involving the European Union and 14 member States of the Eastern European, Caucasian and Central Asian region. It has a permanent Secretariat, originally financed by the European Commission, in Baku, Azerbaijan, and a regional office in Odessa,...
), based in Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
,, the establishment of which he personally contributed. In 2002-2004 he also was a President (in office) of the Caspian International Club of Transport and Communications. In 2004 he returned to Tbilisi, Georgia and reentered the Georgian foreign service as Head of the Directorate for the Council of Europe in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. In 2005 Kvachantiradze was appointed Consul General of Georgia to Turkey.
Post-diplomatic career
Kvachantiradze has been the chairman of the board of the Georgian Quality Foundation since February 2010.Personal life
Kvachantiradze is married with two sons. He speaks GeorgianGeorgian language
Georgian is the native language of the Georgians and the official language of Georgia, a country in the Caucasus.Georgian is the primary language of about 4 million people in Georgia itself, and of another 500,000 abroad...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
and Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
languages.