Mikheil Darchiashvili is a seasoned professional in international relations, national security, and international development, with more than 25 years of experience spanning diplomacy and public service, international development programs, and academia.
Mr. Darchiashvili began his diplomatic career in 2001 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, where he held several positions in the Military-Political Department. From 2004 to 2008, he served at the Mission of Georgia to NATO at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. From 2008 to 2013, he served at the Embassy of Georgia in Washington, D.C., first as Senior Counselor and subsequently as Minister Plenipotentiary. From 2013 to 2014, Mr. Darchiashvili served as Deputy Minister of Defense of Georgia, with responsibility for international relations and defense policy and planning. A central focus of his portfolio was advancing Georgia’s NATO integration and strengthening the U.S.-Georgia strategic partnership in the area of security and defense.
Between 2015 and 2025, Mr. Darchiashvili sereved in USAID-funded programs aimed at strengthening democratic governance and institutional capacity in Georgia at both the national and local levels. He also served as a Senior Expert on a European Union-funded project.
Mr. Darchiashvili currently serves as Chairman of the Board of the Atlantic Council of Georgia. He also served as both a member and Chairman of the Board of the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA).
Since 2015, Mr. Darchiashvili has been actively engaged in academia. He is a Professor at GIPA, where his academic and professional interests include national security, foreign and defense policy, and Euro-Atlantic integration. He is also a co-author of student guidebooks on hybrid threats and security and defense governance.
Mr. Darchiashvili holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA). He is also a graduate of the Leadership Academy for Development (LAD), a program of Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) and the Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC).
