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KETEVAN
TSIKHELASHVILI
Ambassador of Georgia to the
Republic of Austria
Permanent Representative of Georgia to the OSCE
and other international Organizations in Vienna
Date of Birth: 21/08/1978
Place of Birth: Kutaisi, Georgia
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EDUCATION
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- Ilia
State University, Georgia
Ph.D. student at the
Faculty for Philosophy and Social Sciences
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Current
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- Central
European University, Budapest, Hungary
MA degree in
International Relations and European Studies
Diploma accredited by
the Open University, London, UK (Credits: 10; Grade:A-)
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1999-2000
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- Tbilisi
State University, Georgia
BA degree in
International Relations
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1995-1999
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- Civic
Education Project (CEP) courses,
Tbilisi, Georgia, sponsored by CEP, Budapest,
Hungary, Honor Certificates (four courses)
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1998-1999
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- Center
for European Studies , University of Lymerick, Ireland
Jean Monnet Summer
School on European Integration / Special Training for the professors of the
European Studies
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2007
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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- Embassy
of Georgia to the Republic of Austria, Permanent Representative to the
OSCE and other International Organizations in Vienna
Ambassador, Permanent
Representative
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July, 2020
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- State
Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality of Georgia
State Minister
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2016-2020
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- First
Deputy
State Minister for
Reconciliation and Civic Equality of Georgia
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2012-.2016
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- Eastern
Partnership Civil Society Forum, Georgian National Platform
Chairwoman, elected
(association of 115 leading NGOs)
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2012
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- Foundation
Liberal Academy-Tbilisi (LAT), Tbilisi-based NGO
Founder / Director
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2011-2012
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- Friedrich
Naumann Foundation for Freedom
- Coordinator of the
Projects for Georgia and the South Caucasus Dialogue
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2002 - 2011
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- European
Stability Initiative (ESI – Brussels- Berlin-Istanbul)
Analyst in Georgia
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2007- 2009
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- Office
of the State Minister of Georgia on Conflict Resolution Issues
Special
Assistant to the State Minister/
Senior Specialist in charge of International Relations unit
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2004-2006
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- International
Organization on Conflict and Negotiation (ICCN)
Tbilisi, Georgia
Program Manager/Senior
Analyst
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2002- 2004
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- NATO
Parliamentary Assembly Brussels, Belgium
Research Associate,
Defense and Security Department/Economic Department
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2002
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- Center
for OSCE Research (CORE) Hamburg University, Germany
Performance Records of the UN and the OSCE Field Missions in Georgia
External researcher
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2001-2002
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- European
Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI)
Flensburg, Germany
Visiting
Research Associate
University of
Cambridge, Carnegie Corporation of NY, ECMI joint project on “Complex Power
Sharing as a Novel Way of Addressing Self-determination Disputes”, chapter
contribution; Contribution to World McMillan Encyclopedia on Ethnic
Minorities in Europe
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2000-2001
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Prague, Czech Republic
Intern, Assistant
Working at the
Caucasus/CIS news digest and analysis desk. Coordinating work-team of 11
stringers from CEE and former Soviet Union countries.
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2000
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- Foreign
Policy Research and Analysis Center,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
Political Analyst
Analysis of major
international events; (focus – CIS/CEE);
Support for monthly
bulletin edition for the MFA.
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1998 - 1999
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- International
Organization for Fair Elections and Democracy
Assistant
to the Director
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1998
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- UN
Organization of Youth (UNOY) Georgian Net
Program Department
Coordinating the
process of project development and fundraising.
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1996- 1998
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LANGUAGE SKILLS
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Georgian (native), English (fluent), Russian (fluent), German (intermediate)
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