Temur Kekelidze

Temur Kekelidze is the Georgian Strategic Analysis Center’s senior fellow.

He is a career diplomat with extensive expertise in international relations, diplomacy, defense, disarmament, and national and international security.

Temur Kekelidze served in various senior positions at the Ministry of Defence, National Security Council, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Interior. His postings included Deputy Political Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Chief of the Georgian Mission to NATO, Head of the Border Police of Georgia, and the Ambassador of Georgia to Cyprus.

One of the major directions of his professional activities was Georgia’s NATO integration process. He was also actively involved in drafting various strategic documents, including National Security Concept, Foreign Policy Strategy, National Threat Assessment, etc.