Alexander "Kakha" Lomaia ( ka, ალექსანდრე ��ახალომაია) (born 1963) is a

Georgian Georgian may refer to: Common meanings * Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country) ** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group ** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians **Georgian scripts, three scrip ...

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking ...

, diplomat and statesman, serving as Permanent Representative of Georgia to the

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from January 2009 to October 2012. As a Permanent Representative, Lomaia established diplomatic relationships with over 50 countries. His prior appointments in the government of Georgia included Minister of Education and Science and Secretary of the National Security Council of Georgia.

Professional career

Lomaia briefly served as the Ambassador of Georgia to Russia in 1991. From 1993 to 1995 he was the Secretary General of the Georgian Christian-Democratic Union. Between 1995 and 2002, he worked for the Georgia Office of the Eurasia Foundation, first as a Programme Officer and then as Country Director. Later, he served as a Regional Director for the Democracy Coalition Project in the territories of the former Soviet Union, based in Tbilisi, from 2002 to 2003. From 2003 to 2004 he was the executive director of the Open Society Georgia Foundation (

Soros Foundation Open Society Foundations (OSF), formerly the Open Society Institute, is a grantmaking network founded and chaired by business magnate George Soros. Open Society Foundations financially supports civil society groups around the world, with a st ...

). Lomaia played a prominent role in the peaceful

Rose Revolution The Rose Revolution or Revolution of Roses ( ka, ვარდების რევოლუცია, tr) was a nonviolent change of power that occurred in Georgia in November 2003. The event was brought about by widespread protests over the ...

which ousted President of Georgia

Eduard Shevardnadze Eduard Ambrosis dze Shevardnadze ( ka, ედუარდ ამბროსის ძე შევარდნაძე}, romanized: ; 25 January 1928 – 7 July 2014) was a Soviet and Georgian politician and diplomat who governed Georgia fo ...

in November 2003. He was appointed the Minister of Education and Science in the new government of President

Mikheil Saakashvili Mikheil Saakashvili ( ka, მიხეილ სააკაშვილი ; uk, Міхеіл Саакашвілі ; born 21 December 1967) is a Georgian and Ukrainian politician and jurist.

and spearheaded a large-scale reform which eradicated corruption from the university enrollment process. In 2007, he became the Secretary of the National Security Council and was one of the key figures of the

Russo-Georgian War The 2008 Russo-Georgian WarThe war is known by a variety of other names, including Five-Day War, August War and Russian invasion of Georgia. was a war between Georgia, on one side, and Russia and the Russian-backed self-proclaimed republics of Sou ...

. I. In 2011,

awarded Lomaia St. George's Order of Victory for his exceptional role in the nation-building process and diplomatic success of Georgia.

Education

Lomaia earned a master of science degree at the Georgian Polytechnic Institute in 1985 with a specialty in hydraulic engineering. Lomaia continued his postgraduate studies at the Moscow Civil Engineering Institute, where In 1992 he successfully defended his doctoral thesis on the topic of "Investigation of the dynamic characteristics of massive power plants" and was awarded Doctor of Philosophy degree in Hydropower Engineering.

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Alexander Lomaia
*After the Rose Revolution Alexander Lomaia, gave up position at George Soros’ Open Society Georgia Foundation to become Minister of Education and Science and later Secretary of the Georgia's Security Council. (source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardminiter/2011/09/09/should-george-soros-be-allowed-to-buy-u-s-foreign-policy/) Living people Diplomats of Georgia (country) Permanent Representatives of Georgia (country) to the United Nations Government ministers of Georgia (country) 1963 births Ambassadors of Georgia (country) to Russia Place of birth missing (living people) Recipients of St. George's Order of Victory {{Georgia-politician-stub