Tamar Basilia


	t.basilia@mra.gov.ge

Tamar Basilia

Head of the International Relations Department

Date of Birth: June 5, 1972

Place of Birth: Georgia, Tbilisi

Marital Status: has two children

Professional Experience:

2013.02- to present MINISTRY OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPs) FROM THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES, ACCOMMODATION AND REFUGEES OF GEORGIA;
2012.08-02.2013 - Head of Public and International Relations Department, Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Accommodation and Refugees of Georgia;
2010.07-08.2012 - Head of International Relations Department, Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Accommodation and Refugees of Georgia;
2011.11 - Study visit to the Kingdom of Denmark (Parliament, Ministry of Justice, DRC HQ)
28-30.03.2011   Expert, 1st meeting of the CoE Special Committee on Roma Issues, Strasbourg, France;
2011 March - Study visit to the Kingdom of Sweden (SIDA HQ, Ministry of Migration, etc.);
2007-2010 Head of International Relations Department , Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Accommodation and Refugees of Georgia;
30-31.03.2009 Expert, 3rd Preparatory Meeting for the Ministerial Conference “Building Migration Partnerships”; Bucharest, Romania;
16-17.02.2009 Expert, 2nd Preparatory Meeting for the Ministerial Conference “Building Migration Partnerships”; Antalya, Turkey;
30-31.10.2008 Expert, 1st Preparatory meeting for the Ministerial Conference “Building of Migration Partnerships”; Prague, Czech Republic;
25-26.09.2007 Expert, Budapest Process Working Group on Return and Readmission; Warsaw, Poland;
09-10.05.2007 Chair, Second Meeting of Budapest Process on Migration Development; Tbilisi, Georgia;
2005 Aug.-Dec. Head of Division for Relations with the Diplomatic Corps accredited in Georgia, Diplomatic Protocol Department, Foreign Affairs Ministry of Georgia;
2004-2005 Counsellor, Division for Coordination of Operative Information, Department of Press and Information, Foreign Affairs Ministry of Georgia;
2002-2004 Head of Division for Relations with the Diplomatic Corps accredited in Georgia, Department of Information and Public Relations, Foreign Affairs Ministry of Georgia;
1999.11-11.2002 III Secretary at the Diplomatic Protocol Department, Division of Governmental Delegations, Foreign Affairs Ministry of Georgia;
1997-1999   Intern at the Diplomatic Protocol Department, Division for Relations with the                                     Diplomatic Corps accredited in Georgia, Foreign Affairs Ministry of Georgia;
2005 Apr.-May Coordinator of the Media Team, US President George Bush’s visit to Georgia
2005 April Expert, Council of Europe’s Subcommittee for Freedom of Expression and Information in Times of Crisis, the Steering Committee on the Media and New Communication Services; Strasbourg, France;
10-11.03.2005 Expert, Council of Europe’s Steering Committee on the Media and New Communication Services (CDMC); Kyiv, Ukraine;
09.03.2005 Coordinator, 7th European Ministerial Conference on Mass Media Policy; Kyiv, Ukraine.

Education:

1989-1994 TBILISI STATE UNIVERSITY OF IVANE JAVAKHISHVILI, West European Languages and Literature Faculty, French Language and Literature.
Qualification: MA in French Language and Literature

Additional Qualification:

2002.27.12 – awarded a rank of Junior counsellor.
Trainings/Workshops:
2005 March-April DIPLOMATIC ACADEMY Cairo, Egypt
2007 March MASHAV CENTER- “Migration and Integration: from Policy to Practice”, Jerusalem, Israel
2010 December GAU TBILISI PR SCHOOL, Government 2.0 - PR for Public Organizations - Strategic Approach and New Media
2011 November GAU TBILISI PR SCHOOL, Courses in Creative Marketing
2011 December International Black Sea University, Leadership and Effective Communication
2010-2011 Trainings in PR and Communications (Gepra, CTC, ACT, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner);
2012 March Project Management (ACT)
2013 June High School of National Defence;
2013 UN Women& WIC Training in Gender Issues.

Special Thanks:

2007.04.06 – Thanks for successful preparation and conduction of International Forum “Georgia and Diaspora”;
2005.17.06 – Thanks to paying her dues in organizing a high level visit of the US president George Bush in 2005, 9,10 May in Georgia;
2001.04.06 – expressed thank for active participation in high level organization of the event concerning “Business Day” and Steering Board meetings of the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB)in 2001, 18,21 May, Tbilisi

Computer skills:

Office Application, Internet

Knowledge of languages:

French, Russian, English.