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⚫ '''Temur Iakobashvili''' ({{lang-ka|თემურ იაკობაშვილი}}, also transliterated as Temuri Yakobashvili) (born September 3, 1967) is a ] political scientist, diplomat and politician serving as State Minister for Reintegration since January 31, 2008.
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⚫ '''Temur Yakobashvili''' ({{lang-ka|თემურ იაკობაშვილი}}, also transliterated as Temur Iakobashvili) (born 3 September 1967) is a ] political scientist, diplomat, and politician, serving as State Minister for Reintegration since 2008; he was named Deputy Prime Minister in 2009. On 20 November 2010 his nomination as Ambassador to the United States was announced. After change of government in Georgia he resigned on 8 November 2013.


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
⚫ Yakobashvili was born into a ] family in ]. He graduated from the Department of Physics at ] in 1984. He attended diplomatic courses at the universities of ] and ] (1998), the Yale University ] (2002), and the Harvard University ] (2003). He is married to Yana Fremer and has two children, Giorgi Fremer and Miriam Yakobashvili. He speaks Georgian, Russian, Hebrew, and English.<ref name="Gov"> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721025929/http://www.smr.gov.ge/en/about_ministry/state_minister |date=2011-07-21 }}. ''The ]''. Retrieved on November 15, 2010.</ref>


⚫ ==Professional career==
⚫ Iakobashvili was born into a ] family in ]. He graduated from the Department of Physics at ] in 1984. He further attended Diplomatic Course at the universities of ] and ] in the ] (1998), obtained the ] scholarship for the World Leaders’ Program (2002), and took ] courses at the ] in the ] (2003).<ref name="Gov">. ''The ]''. Retrieved on March 24, 2008.</ref> Iakobashvili is married to Yana Fremer and has two children. Beyond Georgian and ], he is fluent in Russian and English.


⚫ From 1990 to 2001, he worked for the ], where he last served as the director of the U.S., Canada and Latin America Department. He is a co-founder of, and from 2001 to 2008 was executive vice-president of, the ], the largest think tank in the ]. He is also a co-founder and member of the boards of the Georgian Council on Foreign Relations and the , and a member of the board of the . He has authored several publications on national security, conflict management, and foreign relations.
⚫ ==Diplomatic career==


On 31 January 2008 he was appointed by the ] ] as ].<ref>. ''Civil Georgia''. Retrieved on March 24, 2008.</ref> He is the architect of Georgia's {{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} with the Russian-occupied regions of ] and ], which aims to "promote interaction among the divided populations of Georgia, currently separated by occupation lines."<ref>. ''Civil Georgia''. Retrieved on November 15, 2010.</ref><ref>. ''Civil Georgia''. Retrieved on November 15, 2010.</ref>
⚫ From 1990 to 2001, he worked for the ] where he last served as the Director of the U.S., ] and ] Department. He holds the rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Iakobashvili has been active in the ] sector, being a co-founder and member of the managing board of the Foreign Relations Council and the Atlantic Council of Georgia, a member of the board of the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, and Executive Vice-President of the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies. He has authored several publications on national security, conflict management and foreign relations, and was a visiting scholar to the Center for the Silk Road Studies at the ], ], in 2006.<ref name="Gov"/>


On 20 November 2010 his nomination as Ambassador to the United States was announced.<ref>. ''Civil Georgia''. Retrieved on November 21, 2010.</ref> In February 2012, he was awarded the Presidential Order of Excellence.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025516/http://news.ge/ge/news/story/4199-temur-iakobashvils-brwyinvalebis-saprezidento-ordeni-gadaecema |date=2016-03-04 }}. ''News.ge''. Retrieved on January 10, 2012.</ref>
On January 31, 2008, he was appointed by the ] ] as , an office which had formerly been known as State Minister for Conflict Issues. He is thus a chief negotiator on the ] and ] conflicts.<ref>. ''Civil Georgia''. Retrieved on March 24, 2008.</ref>


The victory of the "Georgian dream" at the parliamentary elections in Georgia on 1 October 2012 and the formation of a new government under ] on 25 October led to changes of the diplomatic staff. So ambassador Yakobashvili took the consequences and announced his resignation on 8 November.<ref>, dfwatch, November 9, 2012 (retrieved on April 12, 2013).</ref> As president ] hesitated with approval of new ambassadors, suggested by the new government, it lasted until March 2013 that the successor for Yakobashvili, ], had been appointed.<ref>, dfwatch, March 20, 2013 (retrieved on April 12, 2013).</ref>
Currently he is a proponent of a peaceful settlement of the secessionist conflicts and has called for "internationalization" of the currently ]n-dominated peacekeeping format.<ref>. ''Civil Georgia''. Retrieved on March 24, 2008.</ref>


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Georgian diplomat and politician
Temur Iakobashvili
თემურ იაკობაშვილი
Ambassador of Georgia to the United States
In office
18 November 2010 – 8 November 2013
PresidentMikheil Saakashvili
Succeeded byArchil Gegeshidze
State Minister for Reintegration
In office
31 January 2008 – 20 November 2010
Preceded byDavid Bakradze (as State Minister for Conflicts Resolution issues)
Succeeded byEkaterine Tkeshelashvili
Personal details
Born (1967-09-03) 3 September 1967 (age 57)
Tbilisi, Georgia

Temur Yakobashvili (Georgian: თემურ იაკობაშვილი, also transliterated as Temur Iakobashvili) (born 3 September 1967) is a Georgian political scientist, diplomat, and politician, serving as State Minister for Reintegration since 2008; he was named Deputy Prime Minister in 2009. On 20 November 2010 his nomination as Ambassador to the United States was announced. After change of government in Georgia he resigned on 8 November 2013.

Personal life

Yakobashvili was born into a Georgian Jewish family in Tbilisi. He graduated from the Department of Physics at Tbilisi State University in 1984. He attended diplomatic courses at the universities of Oxford and Birmingham (1998), the Yale University World Fellows Program (2002), and the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government (2003). He is married to Yana Fremer and has two children, Giorgi Fremer and Miriam Yakobashvili. He speaks Georgian, Russian, Hebrew, and English.

Professional career

From 1990 to 2001, he worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, where he last served as the director of the U.S., Canada and Latin America Department. He is a co-founder of, and from 2001 to 2008 was executive vice-president of, the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies, the largest think tank in the South Caucasus. He is also a co-founder and member of the boards of the Georgian Council on Foreign Relations and the Atlantic Council of Georgia, and a member of the board of the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs. He has authored several publications on national security, conflict management, and foreign relations.

On 31 January 2008 he was appointed by the President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili as State Minister of Georgia for Reintegration. He is the architect of Georgia's strategy of engagement with the Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which aims to "promote interaction among the divided populations of Georgia, currently separated by occupation lines."

On 20 November 2010 his nomination as Ambassador to the United States was announced. In February 2012, he was awarded the Presidential Order of Excellence.

The victory of the "Georgian dream" at the parliamentary elections in Georgia on 1 October 2012 and the formation of a new government under Bidzina Ivanishvili on 25 October led to changes of the diplomatic staff. So ambassador Yakobashvili took the consequences and announced his resignation on 8 November. As president Mikheil Saakashvili hesitated with approval of new ambassadors, suggested by the new government, it lasted until March 2013 that the successor for Yakobashvili, Archil Gegeshidze, had been appointed.

References

  1. Temuri Yakobashvili – Biography Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. The Government of Georgia. Retrieved on November 15, 2010.
  2. Pundit Confirms Offer of State Minister Position. Civil Georgia. Retrieved on March 24, 2008.
  3. Tbilisi Unveils Draft of its S.Ossetia, Abkhaz Strategy. Civil Georgia. Retrieved on November 15, 2010.
  4. Tbilisi’s Action Plan for Engagement. Civil Georgia. Retrieved on November 15, 2010.
  5. Reshuffle in Government, NSC. Civil Georgia. Retrieved on November 21, 2010.
  6. Presidential Medal of Excellence will be given to Yakobashvili Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. News.ge. Retrieved on January 10, 2012.
  7. Georgia’s ambassador to the U.S. resigns, dfwatch, November 9, 2012 (retrieved on April 12, 2013).
  8. Georgia’s new ambassador to the US, dfwatch, March 20, 2013 (retrieved on April 12, 2013).

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