Khatuna Salukvadze
2021 ALI Fellow
Khatuna Salukvadze brings to ALI experience in diplomacy and public sector leadership. In her most recent position as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to Lithuania, Khatuna worked on Euro-Atlantic security and European integration issues. She has been a change leader and a member of the reforms team of Georgia, contributing to the country’s institutional reforms. Previously, she held several prominent roles – spearheading the US-Georgia Strategic Partnership Charter, serving as a Senior Adviser to the Prime Minister, and leading the development of national and foreign security concepts of Georgia.
Khatuna is a member of the UN Senior Women Talent Pipeline (SWTP) and has been selected by the Secretary-General’s Global Call for Leaders for senior leadership in UN peace operations. Her work advocates the advancement of women to leadership positions in peacekeeping and international security. Khatuna has worked as a professor and researcher at Tbilisi State University and Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.