Salome Zourabichvili, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Salome Zourabichvili

Georgian stateswoman and French diplomat

Date of Birth: 18-Mar-1952

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Profession: politician, diplomat, statesperson

Nationality: France, Georgia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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About Salome Zourabichvili

  • Salome Zourabichvili (Georgian: ?????? ???????????, [s?l?'m? zur?bi?'vili]; born 18 March 1952) is a Georgian politician and former French diplomat who currently serves as the 5th President of Georgia, in office since December 2018.
  • She is the first woman to be elected as Georgia's president, a position she will occupy for a term of six years.
  • As a result of constitutional changes coming into effect in 2024, Zourabichvili is expected to be Georgia's last popularly elected president; all future heads of state are to be elected indirectly by an electoral college. Zourabichvili was born in Paris into a family of Georgian immigrants.
  • She joined the French diplomatic service in the 1970s and went on to occupy a variety of senior diplomatic positions for three decades.
  • From 2003 to 2004, she served as the Ambassador of France to Georgia.
  • In 2004, by mutual agreement between France and Georgia, she accepted Georgian nationality and became the Foreign Minister of Georgia.
  • During her tenure at the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), she negotiated a treaty that led to the withdrawal of Russian forces from the undisputed parts of the Georgian mainland.
  • She has also served at the UN Security Council’s Iran Sanctions Committee as the Coordinator of the Panel of Experts. After a falling out with Georgia's then President Mikheil Saakashvili, in 2006 Zourabichvili founded The Way of Georgia political party, which she led until 2010.
  • Ultimately, she was elected to the Georgian Parliament in 2016 as an independent; she vacated her parliamentary seat after being sworn in as President.
  • During the 2018 Georgian presidential election, Zourabichvili ran as an independent candidate and was supported by the governing Georgian Dream party.
  • She prevailed in a run-off vote against Grigol Vashadze.

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