- მთავარი
- Ambassador
- Irakli Koplatadze
Irakli Koplatadze
Date of Birth: November 5, 1965
Nationality: Georgian
Civil Status: Married with two sons
Diplomatic Rank: Ambassador
Professional Experience:
2013-2018 – Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey
2010-2013 – Chargé d'Affaires, a.i., Embassy of Georgia, Dublin
2006-2010 – Minister Counsellor, DCM, Embassy of Georgia, Ankara
2004-2005 – Ambassador at Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
- Principal Counsellor, National Security Council of Georgia, Department of Economic Security
2000-2003 – General Director, State Social Insurance Fund
1996-2000 – Executive Director, Georgian Social Investment Fund/World Bank Project
1994-1996 – Head of the Macroeconomic Department and Principal State Counsellor in cooperation with multilateral and bilateral donors, President’s Administration
1991-1996 – Lecturer, Tbilisi State University
EDUCATION:
1993-1994 – Graduate Certificate in Business Administration, Melburn University of Technology, Australia
1992- Economics and Banking Training Programme at the Summer School of the London School of Economics and Political Science
- Public Administration training courses, Colorado University, Boulder’s Institute of Economics
1987-1990 – Post Graduate Studies in Social Economics, Moscow Institute for Labour and Social Issues
1982-1987 – Economics, Diploma with honours. Tbilisi State University
1982-1987 – International Relations. Diploma with honours. Tbilisi State University
INTERNSHIP:
2002- Social Insurance Fund of Germany, Berlin, Germany
1998- Social Investment Fund of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1996- Joint Vienna Institute, Austria – Macroeconomic Forecasting and Modelling.
SEMINARS/CONFERENCES:
2004- International Medieval Congress, Leeds, UK
2004 – Changing Intellectual Landscape in Late Antiquity, CEU, Budapest, Hungary
2003- International Social Association (ISSA) Annual Conference, Geneva, Switzerland
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Fluent in English, Russian and Georgian (Mother togue), Basic in Turkish
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES:
Association of International Center for Reformation and Development of Georgian Economy. International Medievalist Association.
International Eco-tourism association.
Other relevant information:
Co-author : “Tao-Klarjeti” Georgian Cultural Heritage in Turkey (2004)
Author: “Role of Pension Funds in Macroeconomic Regulations for Transitional Economies” (In Georgian) 2000
Author of many scientific papers and publications (1990-2003)
Research Expedition for identification of Georgian cultural heritage in Turkey (1996, 2004)