Address: 7 Ingorokva Street, 0134, Tbilisi, Georgia
Mob: +995 32 5991 172264
Work Phone: +995 32 281245
E-mail: a.karaulashvili@eu-nato.gov.ge
Archil Karaulashvili
Date of Birth:
Gender:
Nationality:
Marital Status:
08.06.1973
Male
Georgian
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
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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
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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
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EU - Georgia Association Agreement that includes Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area
EU - Georgia Readmitting Agreement;
EU - Georgia Visa Facilitation Agreement;
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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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