Head of Department
David Chitaishvili
Head of the Primary Structural Unit of the Department of International Relations and Euro-Integration
Date of Birth
7.11.1989
Education
2011 – 2012
Central European University (Budapest, Hungary)
Master of International Business Law
2007 – 2011
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Faculty of Law
Bachelor’s Degree in Jurisprudence
2006 – 2007
U.S. Department of State, Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program (New York, USA)
Peru Central High School, Peru, NY
Work Experience
09.2025– Present
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia
Head of the Primary Structural Unit of the Department of International Relations and Euro-Integration
2018 - 08. 2025
Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia
Head of the Division for International Tax Cooperation
2013 - 08.2025
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes
Representative of Georgia
2016 – 2021
Ilia State University
Invited Lecturer
2012 – 2018
Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia
Advisor, International Relations Department
2011 – 2012
Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia
Chief Specialist, International Relations Department
Additional Information
Representative of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia and the Revenue Service in the Negotiation Process of the EU–Georgia Association Agreement; Co-author of the EU Twinning Project
Co-author of Reforms and Legislative Amendments Implemented Under the EU–Georgia Association Agreement
• Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the Common System of Value Added Tax (VAT)
• Council Directive 2011/64/EU of 21 June 2011 on the Structure and Rates of Excise Duty Applied to Manufactured Tobacco (Codification)
• Council Directive 2007/74/EC (20 December 2007) on the Exemption From Value Added Tax and Excise Duty for Goods Imported by Travelers from Third Countries
• Council Directive 92/83/EEC (19 October 1992) on the Harmonization of the Structure of Excise Duties on Alcohol and Alcoholic Beverages
• Council Directive 2008/118/EC of 16 December 2008 Concerning the General Arrangements for Excise Duty and Repealing Directive 92/12/EEC.
Study tours, Seminars, Conferences
2022
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT)
Strategic Management in Administration
2020
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Beneficial Ownership Course
2019
OSYSCON
Data Security / Protection Course (Berlin, Germany)
2018
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Digital Assets Training Course (Paris, France)
2016
U.S. Internal Revenue Service
Exchange of Information on Request (EOIR) Training (Washington, USA)
2014
College of Europe, Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS)
Negotiation Skills
2014
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Accredited Expert Assessor Training for Exchange of Information on Request (EOIR) (San Marino)
2013
Geneva Graduate Institute
Negotiation Techniques, Caucasus Capacity Building Program (Geneva, Switzerland)
2013
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Accredited Expert Assessor Training (Dubai)
Languages
Georgian (native)
English
Russian