State Ministry on Diaspora Issues of Georgia explained

Agency Name:	State Ministry on the Diaspora Issues of Georgia
Seal:	Greater coat of arms of Georgia.svg
Formed:	2008
Dissolved:	2016
Headquarters:	7 Ingorokva str. Tbilisi, Georgia 0134
Chief1 Position:	State Minister of Georgia on Diaspora Issues
Website:	www.diaspora.gov.ge

The State Minister's Office on Diaspora Issues of Georgia (Georgian: დიასპორის საკითხებში საქართველოს სახელმწიფო მინისტრის აპარატი, Georgian: diasporis sakitkhebshi sakartvelos sakhelmtsipo ministris aparati) was a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Georgia in charge of establishing and maintaining contacts with the Georgian diaspora abroad. The ministry was established in 2008.^{[1] [2]} In November 2016, the Office was dissolved and merged with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ministers

• Iulon Gagoshidze, 2008–2009
• Mirza Davitaia, 2009–2012
• Kote Surguladze, 2012–2014
• Gela Dumbadze, 2014–2016

See also

• Cabinet of Georgia

Notes and References

1. News: Papuna Davitaia Appointed State Minister for Diaspora Issues . Interpress News . 2009-12-21 . 2011-02-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004202026/http://www.interpressnews.ge/en/politics/13938-ppun-dt-apponted-stte-mnste-fo-dspo-issues.html . 2011-10-04 .
2. Web site: Government of Georgia . 2011-02-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717122413/http://www.government.gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG . 2011-07-17 .