Zourabichvili abandoned her studies and joined the French foreign service in 1974, becoming a career diplomat with postings to Rome, the United Nations, Brussels, Washington, etc. The first time Zourabichvili visited Georgia was in 1986 during a break from her job at the French Embassy in Washington.
Zurabishvili abandonou os seus estudos e uniuse ao servizo exterior francés en 1974, converténdose en diplomática de carreira destinada en Roma, nas Nacións Unidas, Bruxelas, Washington, etc. A primeira vez que Zurabishvili visitou Xeorxia foi en 1986 durante un descanso do seu traballo na embaixada francesa en Washington.