Embassy of Georgia, Washington, D.C. | |
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Location | Washington, D.C. |
Address | 1824 R Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. |
Coordinates | 38°54′44.7″N77°2′33.85″W / 38.912417°N 77.0427361°W |
Ambassador | David Zalkaliani |
Jurisdiction | United States also accredited to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, The Republic of Haiti and Grenada |
Website | usa |
The Embassy of Georgia in Washington, D.C., is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Georgia to the United States. It is located at 1824 R Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. [1] The Embassy was founded in 1993 after the establishment of diplomatic relations between Georgia and the United States.
The current Ambassador of Georgia to the United States is David Bakradze, appointed in November 2016. [2]
The Embassy serves as a Consulate of Georgia in Washington, D.C., and serves the citizens of Georgia residing in the following US States: District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. [3]
Georgia has consulates-general located in New York City and in San Francisco.
Since 1993, Georgia and United States have been engaged in diplomatic relations encompassing multiple sectors. In 2009, Georgia and United States advanced bilateral relations to a new level by signing a Strategic Partnership Agreement which deepens cooperation between the two states in multiple fields. [4] The first meeting of the Strategic Partnership Commission, held on June 22, 2009, launched four bilateral working groups on priority areas identified in the Charter: democracy, defense and security, economic, trade and energy issues, and people-to-people and cultural exchanges. Senior-level Georgian and American policy-makers lead yearly meetings of each working group to review commitments, update activities, and establish future objectives. Annual plenary sessions of the commission are co-chaired by Prime-Minister of Georgia and the United States Secretary of State.
Georgia's location, nestled between the Black Sea, Russia, and Turkey, renders it strategically important. It is developing as the gateway from the Black Sea to the Caucasus and the larger Caspian region, but also serves as a buffer between Russia and Turkey. Georgia has a long and tumultuous relationship with Russia, but it is reaching out to its other neighbours and looking to the West in search of alternatives and opportunities. It signed a partnership and cooperation agreement with the European Union, participates in the Partnership for Peace, and encourages foreign investment. France, Germany, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States all have embassies in Tbilisi. Georgia in 2004-2008 sought to become a member of NATO, but did not succeed in the face of strong Russian opposition.
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