us-Georgia relations

Trump sends senior U.S. official to meet Georgian foreign minister, signaling diplomatic thaw

By | June 17th, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch--Georgia’s Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili met with Wyatt Toehlke, senior advisor to the U.S. State Department, in what observers see as a clear step toward improved relations. The meeting, which was confirmed by Georgia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, covered U.S.-Georgia relations, regional security challenges, and Georgia’s role in promoting stability in the South Caucasus. [...]

Ivanishvili rejects U.S. ambassador’s invitation, citing ‘personal blackmail’

By | May 28th, 2025|Categories: Politics|Tags: , , |

(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch-–Bidzina Ivanishvili, founder and honorary chairman of Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party, has declined a meeting with U.S. Ambassador Robin Dunnigan, explaining that he would not be free to represent the country's interests while under sanctions. Dunnigan had sought to deliver a message from the Trump administration regarding the reset in U.S.-Georgia relations, following [...]

The Three Amigos and Dr. Doom can’t run Georgia’s foreign policy

By | July 13th, 2022|Categories: Opinion|Tags: , , , |

Democracy is about transparency, and it is essential every now and then to call a spade a spade and say in public what is being discussed in private. That is especially the case when national interests are at stake. When three Georgian Dream MPs (Honourable Khundadze, Subari, Kavelashvili), turned recently and instantly into independent legislators, bonded [...]

Alexandra Hall Hall: Georgian PM explores getting a free trade agreement with the U.S.

By | May 15th, 2017|Categories: Interviews|Tags: , , , , |

“Georgia is not a post-Soviet state. It is a European state […] So, looking at a free trade agreement with the U.S. is kind of a maturing of the relationship.” To assess the recent visit of Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili to the U.S., Voice of America’s (VOA) Anna Kalandadze interviewed British diplomat and a political observer Alexandra Hall Hall. […]

US support for Georgia will be even stronger: Ambassador Kelly

By | November 9th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , |

Ambassador Kelly at the US embassy organized breakfast to celebrate the 58th U.S. presidential election (embassy photo) Tbilisi,DFWatch – Following the tense electoral night in the United States, Ian Kelly, US Ambassador to Georgia has emphasized that no matter who wins, US will remain strong alley to Georgia.   […]

John Kerry’s statement on August War 8th anniversary

By | August 9th, 2016|Categories: In brief|Tags: , , , , , |

(official photo) Tbilisi, DFWatch – US Secretary of State John Kerry condemned occupation of Georgian territories by Russia by issuing a short statement on 8th anniversary of Russo-Georgian war. […]