Davit Aptsiauri - Since 2019 holds the position of General Director at Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Work Experience:
2018-2019 - Levan Mikeladze Diplomatic Training and Research Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.
2014-2018 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the People`s Republic of China, Mongolia, and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.
2008 - Director of International Business Development at Yildirim Holding Inc., Istanbul, Turkey
2007-2008 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the Republic of Lithuania, Vilnius.
2004-2007 - served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the Republics of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia
2000 - Mr. Aptsiauri was granted the diplomatic rank of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary by Decree of the President of Georgia.
1998-2000 - National Coordinator of the Chairmanship of Georgia to the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization.
His professional experience includes working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia from 1997 to 2004.
He held an office of Deputy Minister, First Deputy Minister, and Director of the Department for International Economic Relations.
He occupied positions as the Counselor of the Parliament Mission of the Republic of Georgia to the United Nations, Member of the Governmental Delegation of the Republic of Georgia, First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Georgia to the United Nations, New York, USA, and member of various Governmental Commissions. Worked as a Deputy General Director of the Foreign Economic Association "Saqimpex" of the Government of the Republic of Georgia, Tbilisi.
Academic and research activity in the United States during 1994-2000, including lecturing and key presentations in the Columbia University, University of Florida, the New York Bar Association, as well as the UN-sponsored conferences.
He is a Full Professor of the International Black Sea University. Over the years he has been lecturing in numerous universities. He was the Invited Professor at the Malmo University, Yalova University, Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy/ University, Academy of Public Administration, Tbilisi State University, Caucasian University and leading national research centers on international political and economic relations topics.
He is the author of more than 10 major publications abroad.
