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Six envoys submit credentials to SBY
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received on Wednesday the letters of credence from new ambassadors from Cambodia, Denmark, Egypt, Greece, Qatar and Uzbekistan in a simple ceremony at the Merdeka State Palace in Jakarta
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President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received on Wednesday the letters of credence from new ambassadors from Cambodia, Denmark, Egypt, Greece, Qatar and Uzbekistan in a simple ceremony at the Merdeka State Palace in Jakarta.
This was the first batch of foreign ambassadors this year to submit their credentials to the President.
Cambodia's new Ambassador to Indonesia Kan Pharidh, a career diplomat, joined the foreign service in 1982. He worked in India and Indonesia prior to being posted to Jakarta again. Ambassador Pharidh's last position was director general for ASEAN affairs at the Cambodian Foreign Ministry in Phnom Penh. He graduated from Australia's Monash University, with a specialization in foreign affairs and trade.
Egyptian Ambassador Ahmed Mohamed El Sayed El Kewaisny, a journalist-turned-diplomat, started his overseas career as the third secretary at the Egyptian embassy in Kigali, Rwanda in 1979. During his 30 years of distinguished foreign service career, Kewaisny has been posted to several countries, including Saudi Arabia and Portugal. His last posting before coming to Jakarta was in Sydney as the consul general from October 2002 to August 2006.
"I was a 25 percent ambassador before the submission of my credentials. I am a 100 percent ambassador from today," Kewaisny told The Jakarta Post on Wednesday during a farewell party for the Moroccan Ambassador to Indonesia Abderrahmane Drissi Alami.
Prior to the submission of his credentials, he faced the wrath of Indonesian demonstrators on the issue of the opening of the Egyptian border with Gaza.
Greek Ambassador Dimitri Tsikouris, one of the most senior diplomats in Greece, started his foreign service career in 1974. His first posting was in Cologne in 1976 as a consul at the general consulate. Before coming to Indonesia, he served from 2007 as the director of the Department of Cultural Affairs at the Foreign Ministry and as the ambassador to Belgium (2005-2007) and to Iran (1996-2000). He is a graduate of the School of Law at the University of Athens.
Qatar Ambassador Ahmed Bin Abdullah Ahmed G. Al-Muhanadi, a career diplomat, worked for the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Education, before joining the foreign service in 1973.
He was then posted to a number of countries, including Britain, Syria, Kuwait, Somalia, France, South Korea, Algeria and India.
Uzbekistan Ambassador Shavkat Jamolov, one of the youngest ambassadors in town, joined the foreign service in 1992. His last position was consul general in Bangkok.
The Danish Ambassador to Indonesia Borge Petersen is a career diplomat. Prior to coming to Jakarta Ambassador Petersen was the Danish ambassador to Malaysia.
