Gvantsa Barkaia

• Acted as Head of Mission and supervised Embassy staff. • Led political, economic, and multilateral relations between Georgia and the Czech Republic. • Provided policy advice and strategic recommendations to strengthen bilateral cooperation. • Represented Georgia at official meetings and public events; maintained an extensive diplomatic network. • Oversaw preparation of analytical reports, briefs, and correspondence; ensured accuracy and quality. • Coordinated Embassy events, high-level visits, and communication with government, media, and NGOs.

• Managed political relations with Southeast European countries. • Served as the key liaison between Georgian authorities and foreign embassies. • Planned and coordinated high-level visits and political consultations. • Produced analytical reports, talking points, meeting minutes, speeches and briefings for senior officials.

• Oversaw Georgia–Korea political relations and multilateral cooperation. •Led the development and implementation of the Embassy’s annual communication plan. • Organized official visits, roundtables, and media events. • Led the public diplomacy projects.

• Managed Georgia’s bilateral relations with Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Southeast Asia. • Coordinated development-cooperation projects with JICA and KOICA. • Briefed and provided analysis for senior officials on political and security developments in the region.

• Managed Georgia–Japan political and cultural relations. • Drafted diplomatic correspondence and organized official visits and events. • Provided translation/interpretation into Georgian-Japanese and vice versa.

• Assisted in East Asia political coordination, reporting, and analytical writing. • Conducted research for the analytical reports and policy papers. • Gathered economic data and statistics.