Georgia Nominates Candidate for FAO Director-General

On the initiative of Mamuka Bakhtadze, Prime Minister of Georgia, Dr. David Kirvalidze is to be nominated for the position of Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for the tenure of 2019-2023. Elections will be held at the 41st Session of the FAO Conference in Rome on 22-29 June 2019.

Dr. Kirvalidze has 28 years of leadership experience in the agriculture and rural development sectors. He is currently an Adviser to the Prime Minister of Georgia and a Member of the Board of Directors of a US-based, international, non-profit organization 'Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA).' He served two terms as a Minister of Agriculture, as well as a Chairman of the Agrarian Issues Committee of the Parliament of Georgia.

Dr. Kirvalidze’s academic background includes the positions of a visiting scholar at the University of Maryland and Professor at the Agricultural University of Georgia and Institute of Environment Protection, Ecology and Agribusiness.

Dr. Kirvalidze has earned a global reputation as an eminent expert, providing technical and managerial support all over the world, working with various international organizations and directing programs in numerous countries.

The Government of Georgia says it is convinced that the experience Dr. David Kirvalidze has will "contribute tremendously to the work of FAO, ensuring the most successful implementation of the mandate of the Organization."

 

12 November 2018 07:11