10 Facts About Vasil Sikharulidze

Vasil Sikharulidze was born on May 30,1968 and is a Georgian diplomat and politician.

Vasil Sikharulidze worked as a foreign affairs advisor to the President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili from August 27,2009.

Vasil Sikharulidze had previously served as Ambassador to the United States and Georgia's Minister of Defence.

Vasil Sikharulidze headed the NATO division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia from 2000 to 2002 and served as a deputy head of the Georgian Mission of NATO in Brussels.

Vasil Sikharulidze later earned a MPA from Harvard Kennedy School.

In March 2006, Vasil Sikharulidze was appointed the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Vasil Sikharulidze was recalled in December 2008 to replace, as the Minister of Defense of Georgia, Davit Kezerashvili, whose conduct during the August 2008 war with Russia had been criticized by the opposition.

Vasil Sikharulidze held the post for eight months, overseeing the rebuilding of Georgia's shattered military after the war.

Vasil Sikharulidze was moved to the post of President's foreign policy advisor.

Vasil Sikharulidze currently serves as the Chairman of the Atlantic Council of Georgia in Tbilisi, Georgia.