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Maia Bartaia
Consul General
Consulate General of Georgia New York
144 East 44th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10017

Phone: 212.922.1722
Email: mbartaia@mfa.gov.ge

 

 

The Consulate is open by appointment only. If you would like to contact the Consular Agency, please call or email (preferred) with your contact information and the nature of your request. 

 

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About

 

EDUCATION

2008 – 2009
CERIS – Centre Européen de Recherches Internationales et Stratégiques, Brussels, Belgium
Master of Arts in International Politics

1997 – 2002
Tbilisi State University Department of International Law and International Relations, with the specialization in International Law
Diploma of Lawyer conveyed with Honors

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sept. 2023
Present Consulate General of Georgia in New York
Consul General

Nov. 2017 – Sept. 2023
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Consular Department
Deputy Director

March 2018 – Dec. 2019
International Center for Migration Policy Development, MICIC project -‘Migrants in countries of crisis: Supporting evidence based approach for effective and cooperative state actions’
Expert, trainer on Consular Crisis Management

March 2017 – Sept. 2023
Levan Mikeladze Diplomatic Training and Research Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
Lecturer (delivering lectures on consular issues)

April 2016 – Nov. 2017
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Consular Department
Head of the Analysis and Planning Division

Mar. 2012 – Feb. 2016
Embassy of Georgia to the United States of America
Washington DC, USA
Consul

Feb. 2008 – Feb. 2012
Embassy of Georgia to the Kingdom of Belgium and Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Mission of Georgia to the European Communities
Brussels, Belgium
Consul

Feb. 2005 – Feb. 2008
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Consular Department
Deputy Head of Legal Division

June 2004 – Feb. 2005
Ministry of Finance of Georgia, Customs Department, Legal Division
Chief Legal Specialist

Oct. 2002 – June 2004
State Department of Youth Affairs of Georgia
Deputy Head of Legal Division

Sept. 2003 – Dec 2003
Council of Europe, Directorate of Youth and Sport Strasbourg, France
Remunerated Trainee

Nov. 2000 – Oct. 2002
State Department of Youth Affairs of Georgia
Legal Advisor

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Georgian (native); English (fluent); Russian (fluent); French (basic).

 

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