This morning, in the Vatican Apostolic Palace, the Holy Father Leo XIV received in audience His Excellency Mr. David Mekvabishvili, Ambassador of Georgia to the Holy See, on the occasion of the presentation of his credential letters.

The following is a brief biography of the new Ambassador:

His Excellency Mr. David Mekvabishvili
Ambassador of Georgia to the Holy See

His Excellency Mr. David Mekvabishvili was born on 2 March 1982, and is married with two children.

He obtained a degree (1999-2003) and a master’s degree (2003-2005) in international relations at Tbilisi Ilia Chavchavadze State University, as well as a master’s degree in human rights (2005-2008) from the University of Padua.

He has held the following offices: Third Secretary, Division of Cultural Policy, Department of International Cultural Relations and Relations with the Diaspora, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2004-2005), assistant to the Ambassador at the Embassy of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta in Georgia (2009-2015), assistant to the professor (Msgr. F. Ciampanelli) of Medieval history of the Church at Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University (2011-2013), Director of the Humanitarian Mission Home Health Care for Non-Self-Sufficient and Disabled Individuals at the P.G.N.C. Cardinal Pio Laghi Foundation (2011-2015), Head of the Division of the Management of Events and Relations with Diplomatic Missions at Tbilisi City Hall (2015-2016), Deputy Head of Protocol at Tbilisi City Hall (2016-2021), and Head of Protocol at Tbilisi City Hall (2021-2025).