Ambassador Batu Kutelia

Date of birth: January 16, 1974

Place of birth: Tbilisi

Marital Status: married with one son and one daughter

languages: English, Russian, French

Educational Background:

February 2003 - August 2003 - NATO Defence College, course for senior officials SG102;

September 2000 - January 2001 - NATO Defence College, analyst;

January 1999 - May 1999 - George C. Marshall European Centre for Security Studies; course for senior executive officials 99-1;

November 1995 - November 1996 - Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA); master's degree in Public Affairs Administration;

November 1996 - June 2000 - PhD's degree, Georgian Technical University;

September 1990 - July 1995 - master's degree, Engineering Physical Faculty of Georgian Technical University.

Professional Experience:

From December 2008 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States of America, Canada and Mexico

November 2007 - December 2008 - First Deputy Minister of Defense of Georgia;

December 2006 - November 2007 - Deputy Minister of Defense of Georgia;

September 2006 - December 2006 - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia;

January 2005 - September 2006 - Head of Foreign Intelligence Special Service of Georgia;

October 2004 - December 2004 - Deputy Minister of State Security of Georgia;

June 2004 - October 2004 - Head of the Foreign Intelligence Department of the Ministry of State Security of Georgia;

May 2004 - June 2004 - Director of the Political Security Department of the National Security Council;

September 2003 - May 2004 - Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Deputy Head of the Mission. Embassy of Georgia);

January 2000 - September 2003 - Deputy Director of the Military-Political Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia;

October 1998 - January 2000 - Head of Military Cooperation Division, Military-Political Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia;

August 1997 - October 1998 - Deputy Head of Military Cooperation Division, Military-Political Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia;

March 1997 - August 1997 - First Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.

Diplomatic Rank - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Awards:

2000 - Certificate of Appreciation of the President of Georgia For High Professionalism and Active Diplomatic Work in Elaboration of Important Intergovernmental Agreements (Joint statement on withdrawal of Russian military bases from the territory of Georgia signed by Georgia and Russia at 1999 OSCE Istanbul Summit);

2000 - NATO Defence College Scholarship;

1998 - Scholarship of the President of Georgia;

1997, 1996, 1995, 1994 - Soros Foundation Scholarship;

1996 - GIPA's special award for academic performance.

Academic Status:

Master of Public Affairs Administration;

PhD in physics