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Comment on Amb. Tedo Japaridze, “The Anchor before the Vectors”. It is a pleasure to comment on the article of my old friend, Ambassador Tedo Japaridze. In principle, I agree strongly that in the design of foreign policy, any state should have a concept of…
During my tenure as Ambassador of Japan to Georgia from 2017 to 2020, I was fortunate to receive the warm friendship of many Georgian colleagues and friends. My memories of Georgia are sustained not merely by its magnificent history, natural beauty, or iconic wine culture,…
Thirty-five years is a long enough record to learn from. Ambassador Tedo Japaridze, once my boss, mentor and now dear friend, has given us an essay of rare honesty — the honesty of someone who did not merely witness these decisions but shaped them, and…
