show bio Ambassador Batu Kutelia

Batu Kutelia has served as Georgian ambassador to the United States, Canada and Mexico since December 2008. Previously, he served as first deputy minister of defense (2007-08), deputy minister of foreign affairs (2006) and head of the Foreign Intelligence Special Service (2005-06), among other posts.

The United States and Georgia
Date: 8/31/2010

Ambassador Batu Kutelia of Georgia gives a Clinton School lecture about the relationship between his country and the United States. Kutelia has served as Georgian ambassador to the United States, Canada and Mexico since December 2008. Previously, he served as first deputy minister of defense (2007-08), deputy minister of foreign affairs (2006) and head of the Foreign Intelligence Special Service (2005-06), among other posts.