Salome Zourabichvili: French diplomat, then president of Georgia (2018-present)
Salome Zourabichvili (Georgian: სალომე ზურაბიშვილი; born 18 March 1952) is a French-born Georgian politician.
She is the 5th President of Georgia since 16 December 2018.
Salome Zourabichvili სალომე ზურაბიშვილი | |
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.jpg) Zourabichvili in 2019 | |
| 5th President of Georgia | |
| Assumed office 16 December 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Mamuka Bakhtadze Giorgi Gakharia Irakli Garibashvili |
| Preceded by | Giorgi Margvelashvili |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 30 October 2016 – 22 December 2018 | |
| UN Security Council Iran Sanctions Committee | |
| In office 11 November 2010 – 10 October 2013 | |
| Secretary General | Ban Ki-moon (UN) |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 20 March 2004 – 19 October 2005 | |
| President | Mikheil Saakashvili |
| Preceded by | Tedo Japaridze |
| Succeeded by | Gela Bezhuashvili |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 March 1952 Paris, France |
| Political party | Independent (2011-present) The Way of Georgia (2006-2011) |
| Spouse(s) | Nikoloz Gorjestani Janri Kashia (1993 - 2012 d.) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po Columbia University |
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She was an Independent MP in the Parliament of Georgia from 2016 until her election as President in 2018.
From 2003 till 2004 she was ambassador of France to Georgia.
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