The Role of the President of Georgia in the Appointment and Dismissal of the Ambassadors of Georgia and the Heads of the Diplomatic Representations

Abstract

The field of foreign relations has been subject to dispute between the President and the Government of Georgia since 2013. Apart from the representation power and conclusion of the international treaties, the matter of appointment and dismissal of the ambassadors and heads of the diplomatic representations has been subject to controversies followed by the constitutional claims dated 16 August 2022 and 10 June 2022 submitted by the Government against the President of Georgia.[1] In particular, for the first time in the history of Georgia, the matter of the constitutionality of the President’s inaction in appointment and dismissal of the ambassadors and the heads of the diplomatic representations has been made subject to the discussion of the Constitutional Court of Georgia.[2] However, the Government of Georgia revoked its constitutional claims on unknown grounds[3], therefore, the Court was deprived of the possibility to hear and consider the said constitutional claims.

Deriving from the above mentioned, the present work discusses the constitutional status of the President of Georgia and the role granted to the President in relation to the appointment and dismissal of the ambassadors and the heads of the diplomatic representations.

[1] The constitutional claim of the Government of Georgia against the President of Georgia, dated 10 June 2022, N1711.

[2] The constitutional claim of the Government of Georgia against the President of Georgia, dated 16 August 2022, N1723.

[3] See the Orders of the Constitutional Court dated 03 February 2022 N3/1/1711 and N3/2/1723.