Georgia Ambassador presents credentials

Apia, Samoa – 17 April 2025 – The accredited Ambassador of Georgia to Samoa, His Excellency Mr. Beka Dvali presented his Letters of Credence to the Head of State, Afioga Tuimaleali’ifano Va’aletoa Sualauvi II, at the Official Residence of the Head of State at Vailele, yesterday morning.

Georgia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Samoa is resident in Canberra, Australia.

Samoa and Georgia established diplomatic relations on 12 March 2010.

The two countries continue to collaborate at the multilateral fora, including the United Nations on matters of mutual interest including the attainment of the 2030 Agenda on sustainable development.

Ambassador Dvali reaffirmed Georgia’s commitment to strengthening the growing partnership between the two nations, both bilaterally and multilaterally, building on the solid foundation laid by his predecessors.

Afioga Tuimaleali’ifano Va’aletoa Sualauvi II welcomed the Ambassador and acknowledged the growing relations between Samoa and Georgia.

The Head of State expressed appreciation for the shared commitment to global priorities such as democracy, peace and security, human rights, and reaffirmed Samoa’s support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, principles that have underpinned our diplomatic relations since the establishment in 2010.

Georgia is a former Soviet republic and its capital, Tbilisi, is known for the diverse architecture and mazelike, cobblestone streets of its old town.

H.E. Mr. Beka Dvali holds a Masters of Law in Comparative and European Law from Maastricht University in the Netherlands and a Diploma in Law at the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University in Georgia.
He is a career diplomat who joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia in 1999 holding various senior positions. He was posted to Georgia’s Diplomatic Missions as Senior Counsellor in the USA, Mexico, Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in London, United Kingdom (2009-2012). Mr. Dvali was appointed as Georgia’s Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa from 2013 to 2022 with cross-accreditation to 12 other African countries. This is Dvali’s second Ambassadorial appointment as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to Australia with across accreditation to the Pacific including Samoa. Mr. Dvali is married with one son.