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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

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Formed
  
May 25, 1918

Website
  
www.mfa.gov.ge

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

Headquarters
  
Sh. Chitadze str. 4, Tbilisi, Georgia 0118

Annual budget
  
₾110 million (2015) (~$50 million)

Agency executive
  
Mikheil Janelidze, Minister of Foreign Affairs

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, is one of 17 ministries of the Cabinet of Georgia, responsible for the country's network of relationships with foreign nations. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is located on Chitadze Street in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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This ministry first appeared in Georgian politics in 1918 when the first leader of the Democratic Republic of Georgia Noe Zhordania formed the first Cabinet of Georgia. The incumbent is Mikheil Janelidze.

Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Democratic Republic of Georgia

  • Akaki Chkhenkeli, May 25, 1918 – 1918
  • Evgeni Gegechkori, 1918–1921

    • People's Commissars of Foreign Affairs of Georgian SSR

  • Alexander Svanidze, 1921–1923
  • Georgi Kiknadze, 1944–1946

    • Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Georgian SSR

  • Georgi Kiknadze, 1946–1953
  • Archil Gigoshvili, 1953–1954
  • Mitrofan Kuchava, 1954–1962
  • Archil Gigoshvili, 1962–1969
  • Georgi Chogovadze, 1969–1970
  • Revaz Pruidze, 1970–1970
  • Shalva Kiknadze, 1970–1979
  • Teymuraz Gordeladze, 1979–1981
  • Giorgi Javakhishvili, 1985–1990
  • Giorgi Khoshtaria, November 26, 1990 – August 15, 1991

    • Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

  • Murman Omanidze, August 15, 1991 – December 31, 1991
  • Alexander Chikvaidze, March 1, 1992 – December 21, 1995
  • Irakli Menagarishvili, December 15, 1995 – November 29, 2003
  • Tedo Japaridze, November 30, 2003 – March 20, 2004
  • Salome Zourabichvili, March 20, 2004 – October 19, 2005
  • Gela Bezhuashvili, October 19, 2005 – January 31, 2008
  • David Bakradze, January 31, 2008 – May 5, 2008
  • Ekaterine Tkeshelashvili, May 5, 2008 – December 6, 2008
  • Grigol Vashadze, December 6, 2008 – October 25, 2012
  • Maia Panjikidze, October 25, 2012 – November 5, 2014
  • Tamar Beruchashvili, November 11, 2014 – September 1, 2015
  • Giorgi Kvirikashvili, September 1, 2015 – December 30, 2015
  • Mikheil Janelidze, December 30, 2015 – Present

    • References

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Wikipedia
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