jpnn.com, JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo inaugurated 17 Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassadors to a number of countries.
They were inaugurated by President Jokowi at the State Palace, Jakarta, on Monday (25/10). Health protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19 were in place.
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The appointment is stated in the Decree of the President of Number 127/P, dated October 22, 2021, which was read by the Deputy for Administrative Affairs of the State Secretariat, Nanik Purwanti.
The ambassadors who were sworn in had previously attended health checks.
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Some attendees the inauguration ceremony included Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani, and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung.
The following are the names of the 17 ambassadors:
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1. Mochamad Fadjroel Rachman, as the Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan concurrently to the Republic of Tajikistan, based in Nur Sultan;
2. Abdul Aziz Ahmad, as the Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, based in Riyadh;
3. Dewi Gustina Tobing, as the Ambassador to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka concurrently to the Republic of the Maldives, based in Colombo;
4. Bebeb A.K. Nugraha Djundjunan, as the Ambassador to the Greek Republic, based in Athens;
5. Lena Maryana, as the Ambassador to the State of Kuwait, based in Kuwait City;
6. R. Pribadi Sutiono, as the Ambassador to the Slovak Republic, based in Bratislava;
7. Muhammad Najib, as the Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain concurrently to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), based in Madrid;
8. Ardi Hermawan, as the Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, based in Manama;
9. Ade Padmo Sarwono, as the Ambassador to the Kingdom of Jordan and concurrently to State of Palestine, based in Amman;
10. Mohamad Oemar, as the Ambassador to the French Republic, concurrently to the Principality of Andorra, Grand Duchy of Monaco, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), based in Paris;
11. Tatang Budie Utama Razak, as the Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia and concurrently to Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados and the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, based in Bogota;
12. M.I. Derry Aman, as Ambassador to ASEAN, based in Jakarta;
13. Arrmanatha Christiawan Nasir, as Ambassador to the United Nations and other international organizations in New York and the International Seabed Authority (ISA), based in New York;
14. Febrian Alphyanto, as Ambassador to the United Nations, World Trade Organization (WTO), and other international organizations in Geneva, based in Geneva;
15. Siswo Pramono, as the Ambassador to the Commonwealth of Australia and concurrently to the Republic of Vanuatu, based in Canberra;
16. Okto Dorinus Manik, as the Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, based in Dili; and
17. Rosan Perkasa Roeslani, as the Ambassador to the United States, based in Washington D.C. (tan/mcr20/jpnn)
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