Mr. Tengiz Pkhaladze was appointed as an Advisor to the President of Georgia - Foreign Relations Secretary on June 19, 2014.

Between 1992 and 2004 he held various positions in Governmental sector and served as a Chief of Service of Diplomatic protocol of the Head of State of Georgia, Vice governor of the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region, Consul of Georgia to the Azerbaijan Republic, Deputy Director of the Department of Asia, Africa and Pacific Countries of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.

In 2008-2014, Tengiz Pkhaladze was the Chairmen of the International Centre for Geopolitical Studies. Numerous researches on National Security and Foreign Policy issues were conducted under his guidance and involvement. During this period, he also led the special training courses on national security for the Officers of the Ministry of Defense, the General Staff of Georgian Armed Forces and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Mr. Pkhaladze is the author, co-author and editor of several books and monographs about the Russian foreign policy, Georgian-Russian relations, Russian “Soft Power” towards the Eastern Partnership countries, international relations and security issues. He is also a member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs – Chatham House. He participated in numerous international forums and conferences related to the foreign policy and security issues.

Mr. Tengiz Pkhaladze graduated from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, faculty of International Law and since 2012 he is a Doctorate student at the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs. He speaks English and Russian.