Since 2002, he has served in a number of senior official posts in Georgian public service.
In that role, he was responsible for the implementation of the Government of Georgia's activities related to European and Euro-Atlantic integration.
In particular, he was in charge of coordinating the Government's work on implementing key instruments of integration, such as the EU-Georgia Association Agreement (AA), the Eastern Partnership with the EU, the Annual National Program (ANP) and the NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC).
Ambassador Bakradze's career includes a number of notable and senior positions.
In addition to State Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration (2014 – 2016), he served as Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic and the Republic of Serbia (2012 – 2014); Senior Counsellor and Chargé d'Affaires at the Georgian Embassy in the Republic of Finland (2008 – 2012); Head of First European Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2005 – 2008); Counselor of the Permanent Mission of Georgia to the U.N. and Embassy in the Swiss Confederation (2002—2005); advisor in the National Security Council of Georgia covering Human Rights, Information and Analysis, Law Enforcement Institutions (1997 – 2002); staff member in the press office for the office of the President of Georgia (1996 – 1997).