Address: 7 Ingorokva Street, 0134, Tbilisi, Georgia Mob: +995 32 5991 172264 Work Phone: +995 32 281245 E-mail: [email protected] Archil Karaulashvili

Date of Birth: 08.06.1973 Gender: Male Nationality: Georgian Marital Status: Married

Education

1990 - 1995 Tbilisi State University International Economic Relations MA

Professional Work Experience

10th of March 2015 – Up today First Deputy Minister Office of the State Ministry on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Georgia

2004 - 2015 Head of the EU-Integration Department Office of the State Ministry on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Georgia

March 2004 - Dec. 2004 Head of Office Office of the State Ministry on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Georgia

2000 - 2004 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Director of Investment Policy Department

1996 - 2000 Deputy Head of Department Department of Foreign Investment, Credits and Inter-branch Projects Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Georgia

March 1996 – Nov. 1997 Head of Division of Business-Plan Analysis Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Georgia

1997 - 2000 Consultant Georgian Investment Agency

1995 - 1996 Chief Specialist State Committee of Foreign Relations of Georgia

Professional Trainings

- Training on Strategic Communications (London, 2015) - Seminar on the EU Institutions, organized by College of Europe in Bruges (Bruge, 2011); - Summer School on European Integration - Constitutional and Legal Reforms, organized by the Venice Commission (Trieste and Graz, 2006); - Workshop on WTO Investment Rules for Developing Countries, organized by ICTC (Seoul, 2003); - Workshop on Sources of International Finance and International Investments, organized by CECO (Madrid, 2002); - Advanced Public Policy Analysis Program organized by Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies in partnership with RAND Corporation (Tbilisi, 2001-2002); - Training program on Parallel development of democracy and market economy in CIS and East European countries, organized by KOICA (Seoul, 2002); - Seminar on Stock Exchange, organized by JICA and Tokyo Stock Exchange (Tokyo, 2000); - Training program on Development of the Small and Medium Size Enterprises organised by TIKA (Istanbul, 2000) - Training course on Financial and Investment Services organized by EOMMEX S.A and the Training Centre Of The National Mortgage Bank Of Greece (Atones, 1998); - English language Courses organized by GTZ GmbH and Fourdergesellschaft mbH (Dresden, 1998); - Training Program on Investment Promotion Skills organized by the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (USA) and Foreign Investment Advisory Service (IMF/WB) (Tbilisi, 1997); - Macroeconomic Modelling Workshops organized by the Centre for Economic Policy and Reform (Tbilisi, 1997); - Intermediate and Advanced English language Courses organized by the Public Administration College of TACIS (Tbilisi, 1996); - Courses on General and Financial Management, Market Economics, Information Systems and Technology organized by the Public Administration College of TACIS (Tbilisi, 1996)

Study Visits

- Sharing of experience of Bulgaria in the EU integration issues (Sofia, 2014) - Sharing of experience of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the EU-integration issues and Negotiations on Association Agreement, organized by EU project - GEPLAC with assistance of the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo, 2010) - Sharing of experience of Moldova in migration management, organized by the Danish Refugee Council (Chisinau, 2008) - Special Program of the Lithuanian Public Administration Institute on EU-integration (Vilnius, 2004)

Participation in negotiations on International Agreements

- EU - Georgia Association Agreement that includes Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area - EU - Georgia Readmitting Agreement; 2 - EU - Georgia Visa Facilitation Agreement; - Bilateral Agreement with France on Circular Migration and Residence of the Professional Workers; - WTO membership negotiations; - Bilateral Investment Protection Treaties with Mexico, Canada, Switzerland, Slovenia, Check Republic, Sweden, Austria, Kuwait, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Korea and others;

Published Books / Researches

Co-author of the books: “EU - Georgia Relations” “Globalization and Economic Development of Georgia: Challenges and Opportunities”

Awards

2011 Medal of Honour (By Decree #20/04/10 of April 20, 2011 of the President of Georgia)

Language Skills

Georgian – Native English – Fluent Russian – Fluent

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