Lasha Darsalia
First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia, 2021 - present
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia, 2018
Date and Place of Birth
Lasha Darsalia was born on December 31st, 1979 in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Professional Experience
First Deputy State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equity of Georgia, 2017 – 2018
Head of the Department, Intelligence Service of Georgia, 2016-2017
Director of the Department of Security and Analytics, Office of the National Security Council of Georgia, 2009 - 2016
Chief Advisor, Department of Analysis & Communication, Office of the National Security Council of Georgia, 2008 – 2009
South Caucasus Projects Coordinator, LINKS – London Information Network on Conflicts & State-building, 2005 – 2006
Representative in Armenia, LINKS - London Information Network on Conflicts & State-building, 2004 – 2005
Representative in Azerbaijan, LINKS - London Information Network on Conflicts & State-building, 2004 – 2005
Analyst, Caucasus LINKS, 2002 – 2004
Researcher, Defense and Security Analytic Research Group, 2000 – 2001
EDUCATION
International Relations – University of Essex (Colchester, UK) – Master of Arts 2006-2007
International Relations – Tbilisi State University (Tbilisi, Georgia) – Master’s Diploma 2001-2003
International Relations – Tbilisi State University (Tbilisi, Georgia) – Bachelor’s Diploma 1997-2001
Besides his native Georgian, Lasha Darsalia speaks English and Russian
Has Spouse and two children
