Archil Kalandia

Personal information

Date of birth: 28 February, 1983

Nationality: Georgian

Marital status: Married and has a daughter

Professional Experience

Ambassador of Georgia to the Republic of Türkiye (April 2025 – present)

Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia (2023-2025)

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the People’s Republic of China (2018 – 2023)

Senior Counsellor – Embassy of Georgia to the People’s Republic of China (2017-2018)

Counsellor – Department of Asia, Africa, Australia, and Pacific Countries – Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia (2014-2017)

Lecturer – Caucasus University, Tbilisi (2015-2017)

Lecturer – Saint Andrew Georgian University (2014-2017)

First Secretary – (Chargé d'Affaires in 2013-2014) Embassy of Georgia to the People’s Republic of China (2007-2014)

Third Secretary – Department of Global Affairs – Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia (2006-2007)

Attaché – Department of Eastern Affairs – Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia (2005-2006)

Education

Doctor of Social Science – Georgian Technical University (2013)

Specialist of the Economy of Oriental Countries, Sinologist – Institute of Asia and Africa, Tbilisi (1999-2004)

Publications

Author of the Monograph – “Georgia and China in the Modern Global World“ (2024)

Co-author of the book "History of China" (2022)

Co-Author of the Chinese - Georgian and Georgian - Chinese Dictionaries (2017)

Author of the Monograph – “Transformation of China in XXI Century“ (2015)

Published 15 Articles on Chinese Reforms and Opening up Policy

Additional Information

Honor Certificate for Promoting Georgia's Export to China and National Pavilion of Georgia – JD.com (2022)

Honor Certificate for Outstanding Contribution for Developing Cultural Ties between Georgia and the People's Republic of China – Institute of Confucius of Tbilisi (2014)

Honor Certificate - International Friendship Ambassador - Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (2014)

Honor Certificate for Outstanding Contribution in Developing Wine Culture in China – Magazine 'Wine in China', Beijing (October 2013)

Languages

Georgian

English

Chinese

Russian