British Georgian Society

Welcome to the British Georgian Society Website

Our aim is to promote links between the people of Great Britain and Georgia, and to foster greater understanding between the two countries. We provide a platform for relations between Britain and Georgia in a wide range of spheres such as art, archaeology, business, culture, economics, music, politics, religion and human rights.

We where founded in 2004, and our honorary patron is the Georgian President, Mikheil Saakashvili.

About us

Chairman’s introductions

As chairman of the British Georgian Society, and on behalf of our Patron, and the board of Directors, it is my pleasure to welcome you to our Website.

The British Georgian Society was founded in June 2004 and launched on 13 July 2004 at the Lanesborough Hotel in London. President Mikheil Saakashvili addressed the launch and agreed to act as Patron of the Society. The celebrated popular singer, Katie Melua, sang a song welcoming the Society’s birth.

The Society is a continuation of the original Georgian Society set up in the early 1920s by Sir Oliver Wardrop, Britain’s then Chief Commissioner in Tbilisi. It is now established as a private limited company in England and Wales.

The Society serves as an umbrella for a wide variety of Georgian-related events in the UK, and raises funds for humanitarian projects in Georgia. It organizes Members dinners, seminars, talks and charity fund-raising opportunities, as well as providing a central source of information on Georgia-related events across the UK. Membership is open to all. The Society also acts as a networking centre for those interested in Georgian affairs.

We work in close collaboration with the Embassy of Georgia, and are thankful for the support provided by Ambassador Amiran Kavadze.

We run a programme of events which reflects the broad scope of our aims. Details of future and past events are provided on our events page. We aim to cater for a wide range of tastes, ages and backgrounds, and are particularly keen to welcome young people and students to become Members (see membership page details).

Stephen Nash

Chairman

Membership

British Georgian Society welcomes both companies and individuals to join the society.

If you would like to become a member of the Society, please complete the form which can be downloaded from this section.

Complete the following membership form in full and send it to the British Georgian Society to the following address:

British Georgian Society
38 Poplar Walk
London
SE24 0BU

We look forward to welcoming you as a member of the British Georgian Society.

The British Georgian Society is run by a Board of Directors, with a Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary. Stephen Nash CMG, Britain’s first resident Ambassador to Georgia (1995-8), has been elected Chairman. The other Board members are Denis Corboy, Peter Nasmyth, Craig Oliphant and Sally White.