Georgia: Why It Matters

Abstract

Archil Gegeshidze is the ambassador of Georgia to the United States, appointed in March 2013. Prior to that, he was a senior fellow at Georgia's renowned think tank, The Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS). More than a decade of work at GFSIS was primarily related with research and training. Gegeshidze's professional expertise lay in the fields of regional security and co-operation in the South Caucasus and Euro-Atlantic integration. He is the author of numerous publications on Georgia's foreign and security policy and transformation of regional conflicts. Gegeshidze also lectured on globalization and development and provided training in policy analysis for young professionals and future leaders.