Ambassador's Biography
MAIA KIPSHIDZE
Date of birth: 09.04.1960
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2018 - 2022 - Ambassador of Georgia to the Kingdom of Norway
2012-2017 - Director, The Levan Mikeladze Diplomatic Training Centre (DTC), Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Georgia
2012 - Cultural Attaché, British Embassy Tbilisi
2006-2011 - Deputy Director (Programmes) British Council Tbilisi
1996-2006 - Press and Public Affairs Officer, and Georgia-NATO relations Coordinator, British Embassy
Tbilisi
1982-2013 - Lecturer, Tbilisi State University, Ilia State University, Byron School, Tbilisi Music College
EDUCATION
1994-1995 - Chevening Scholar, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Warwick University, MA in
Modern British Studies
1977-1982 - Tbilisi State University, Department of West European Languages and Literature
Other ACTIVITIES
1990 - Complied and published the textbook in English for University students “A Short History of
England”
1992 - Consultant, Dutch TV Filmmakers making documentaries on Georgia
1994 - Saltsburg Seminar, American Studies, US Embassy Tbilisi
2002 - Co-founder, British Georgian Cultural Platform (BGCP)
2002 - Board member, UK-Georgia Professional Network (UGPN)
2004 - Co-founder, Georgian-Anglo Cultural Association (GAICA)
2004 - Translated into English “Our Mistakes” - memoirs by Akaki Ramishvili (son of the First Chairman
of the interim government of the Georgian Independent Republic in 1918)
2012 - Consultant, BBC2 Film crew on the documentary on Georgia from the series “The World’s Most
Dangerous Roads”
2011-2013 - Board Member, Media Projects Council, Open Society, Georgia
2012-2015 - Consultant, Georgian touristic magazine “The Georgian”
2017 - Board member, National Trust Georgia
Special interest lies in history, travelling, theatre and photography
LANGUAGES
Georgian (native), English (fluent), Russian (fluent), French (basic)
MARITAL STATUS
Divorced with two children