Nino Kalandadze was born on March 11, 1977 in Tbilisi, Georgia. She finished her secondary education in Georgia and Germany. She continued her studies at the University of Mannheim, Germany and Tbilisi State University at law faculties. Nino Kalandadze is a certified lawyer. She received a master's degree in International Relations at Tufts University - The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

In 2002 - 2004 she worked as a local legal expert for the German International Cooperation Company (GIZ). In 2004-2008 Nino Kalandadze was a Member of the Parliament of Georgia and held the position of the Deputy Chairperson of the Legal Affairs Committee. In 2008 - 2012 Nino worked as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and was the Ministry's official spokesperson.

Since 2012 Nino has been  engaged in academic activities and at the same time is the Dean at Caucasus University.

In 2015 Nino Kalandadze was appointed to the position of the director of "Saakashvili Presidential Library Fund ". She holds a diplomatic rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and has been awarded Order of Excellence by Decree of the President of Georgia.

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