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Temur Iakobashvili (Georgian: თემურ იაკობაშვილი, also transliterated as Temuri Yakobashvili) (born September 3, 1967) is a Georgian political scientist, diplomat and politician serving as State Minister for Reintegration since January 31, 2008; he was named Deputy Prime Minister in 2009.

Personal life

Iakobashvili 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. 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. From 2001 to 2008, he was Executive Vice-President of the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies. He is also a co-founder and member of the managing boards of the Georgian Council on Foreign Relations and Atlantic Council, 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 January 31, 2008, he was appointed by the President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili as State Minister for Reintegration. He is the architect of Georgia's strategy of engagement with the Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

References

  1. Temur Iakobashvili – official biography. The Government of Georgia. Retrieved on March 24, 2008.
  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.

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