Gela Bezhuashvili

Gela Bezhuashvili
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
October 19, 2005 – January 31, 2008
PresidentMikheil Saakashvili
Nino Burjanadze (acting)
Mikheil Saakashvili
Preceded bySalome Zurabishvili
Succeeded byDavid Bakradze
Personal details
Born (1967-03-01) March 1, 1967
Alma materTaras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Southern Methodist University
Harvard University
Awards, Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (III Rank), Vakhtang Gorgasali Order (First Class)
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Gela Bezhuashvili (Georgian: გელა ბეჟუაშვილი born March 1, 1967) is a Georgian diplomat and educator, who served as the head of the Georgian Intelligence Service from February 1, 2008 to December 27, 2013. Bezhuashvili was the first civilian Minister of Defence from February 2004 to June 2004, the Secretary of the National Security Council of Georgia from June 2004 to October 2005, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia from October 19, 2005 to January 31, 2008.