Embassy of Georgia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands

H.E Salome Samadashvili 2005-2007

H.E Zurab Abashidze 1998-2000

Tenure of H.E Maia Panjikidze 2007-2010[10]

Tenure of H.E Konstantine Surguladze 2014 – 2018[13] [14]

Tenure of H.E. George Sharvashidze 2018 - to date[15]

H.E. George Sharvashidze assumed office as the Ambassador of Georgia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and to the Permanent Representative of Georgia to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on December 1, 2018 and 18 days later, presented Letters of Credence to His Majesty King Willem-Alexander on December 19, 2018[16] [17].

On March 12, 2020, Embassy of Georgia hosted a delegation of 15 Agroservice managers incoming for trade mission from Georgia to the Netherlands. The goal of the mission is to bring these entrepreneurs in contact with Dutch trading partners and to support them in the further development of their entrepreneurial qualities[18]

On March 29, 2019, during the visit of H.E. Ms Thea Tsulukiani, Minister of Justice of Georgia, Georgia signed a cooperation agreement in criminal matters with Eurojust[19]. The final document was signed in The Hague by Minister Tsulukiani, Chief Prosecutor Shalva Tadumadze and the head of Eurojust Ladislav Hamran [20]. H.E. Mr George Sharvashidze and other high-ranking Georgian officials were present during the ceremony [21].

On April 24, 2019 Ambassador of Georgia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, H.E. George Sharvashidze bestowed the Order of Honour to the Chairman of the Tilburg Byzantine Choir and the TBK Projects Fund, expert of PUM Netherlands, Johannes Cornelis de Bruijn for his extensive work and development of education for children with different kinds of autism in Georgia.[22] [23].

On May 26, 2019, in celebration of Georgia' Independence Day and Ambassador's visit to University of Groningen, Groningen's Martini Tower played several Georgian melodies throughout the day [24]. Similarly, in memoriam of a late Georgian composer Giya Kancheli, several of his pieces were performed at the Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk (The Hague) after his passing.[25] [26].

On January 21, 2020, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Stef Blok visited Georgia, held bilateral meetings with the Georgian Foreign Minister, David Zalkaliani, visited the EUMM office and arrived at occupation line [27] [28][29][30] [31].

During the COVID 19 pandemic of 2020, the Embassy of Georgia assisted 115 Georgian citizens with basic needs, shelter or health needs in The Netherlands and facilitated the organization of 4 direct flights from Amsterdam to Tbilisi[32] [33][34][35].

For the celebration of the restoration of Georgian Independence on May 26, 2020, the Embassy organized playing of Georgian national anthem and other Georgian melodies from the Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk (The Hague), Scheveningen's Oude Kerk, Voorschoten's Dorpskerk, Alphen aan den Rijn's Adventskerk, Groningen's Martinitoren, and Eindhoven's Catharinakerk [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42].