Head of the Office
On May 24, 2024 Levan Girsiashvili was appointed as the Head of the National Security Council’s Office.
From August 2022 to May 2024, he was an Advisor to the Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia.
From January 2019 to August 2022, Levan Girsiashvili held the position of the First Deputy Head of the Emergency Management Service at the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
From November 2018 to January 2019, he was the Senior Advisor of the Georgian Embassy in the United Kingdom.
From May 2015 to November 2017, Levan Girsiashvili held the position of Deputy Secretary of the State Security and Crisis Management Council.
From November 2014 to May 2015, he was the Deputy Minister of Defence of Georgia.
From February 2014 to November 2014, he worked in the office of the State Security and Crisis Management Council as the Director of the Foreign Security Affairs Department.
From 2009 to 2013, Levan Girsiashvili was a journalist and Editor of the "Voice of America" broadcasting company (Washington, USA).
In 2007-2009, he was the Managing Editor of "24 Saati" newspaper.
From 2004 to 2006, Levan Girsiashvili held the position of the Head of the Analysis and Information Department of the Special Service of Foreign Intelligence.
In 2002-2006, he was a journalist - international columnist for the newspaper "24 saati".
In 1998-2002, Levan Girsiashvili worked in the Information-Analytical Division of the State Department of Foreign Intelligence as the Deputy Head of the Unit.
In 1998, Levan Girsiashvili graduated from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Faculty of International Law, majoring in international relations.
In 2000-2001 he studied at the Foundation for Strategy and International Studies (Tbilisi, Georgia)
At different times, he has attended trainings and courses:
Multi–Agency Commander’s Course, delivered by the UK Cabinet Office Emergency Planning College (York, UK), Gold Commander’s Course Delivered by the UK Cabinet Office Emergency, (York, UK), Bronze Commander’s Train the Trainer Course (Tbilisi, Georgia),
Modern Media Technologies Course (Washington DC, USA),
Social Media Training Course (Washington DC, USA)
Journalistic exchange projects financed by the European Commission: (Brussels, Prague, Sofia)
International Visitor Program, Media Course (USA)
He speaks English and Russian.
