The 26 new envoys will immediately begin duties in their designated countries following the ceremony, which was also attended by Vice President Boediono, Supreme Court chief justice Harifin A. Tumpa, People’s Consultative Assembly deputy speaker Lukman Hakim Saefuddin and Cabinet ministers.

The 26 new envoys include Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi, who becomes ambassador to the Netherlands, Desra Percaya as the permanent representative to the United Nations in New York,  Prianti Gagarin Djatmiko Singgih as the ambassador to Venezuela in Caracas.

Deddy Saiful Hadi was appointed Indonesian ambassador to Qatar and Saut Maruli Tua Gultom as ambassador to Ecuador, while Andradjati was named ambassador to Senegal in Dakar as well as to the Ivory Coast, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Gabon, Congo, Guinea, Mali and Sierra Leone.

Mayerfas assumed a post as the new ambassador to Vietnam and Budiarman as the ambassador to the Vatican, while Elias Ginting will become the ambassador to Finland as well as to Estonia.

The president also appointed Teiseran Foun Cornelis ambassador to Cuba in Havana as well as to the Bahamas and Jamaica, Subijaksono Sujono as ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo, R. Prayono Atiyanto as ambassador to Azerbaijan, and Andri Hadi and Sukanto as ambassadors to Singapore and Oman, respectively.

Names of the new envoys and their designated countries

1.    Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi, Indonesian ambassador to the Netherlands in The Hague
2.    Desra Percaya, Indonesian permanent representative to the United Nations in New York, the United States
3.    Prianti Gagarin Djatmiko Singgih, Indonesian ambassador to Venezuela in Caracas, and to Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Dominica and Saint Lucia
4.    Deddy Saiful Hadi, Indonesian ambassador to Qatar
5.    Saut Maruli Tua Gultom, Indonesian ambassador to Ecuador
6.    Andradjati, Indonesian ambassador to Senegal in Dakar, and to Ivory Coast, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Gabon, Congo, Guinea, Mali and Sierra Leone
7.    Mayerfas, Indonesian ambassador to Vietnam
8.    Budiarman, Indonesia ambassador to the Vatican
9.    Elias Ginting, Indonesian ambassador to Finland in Helsinki, also to Estonia
10.  Teiseran Foun Cornelis, Indonesian ambassador to Cuba in Havana, also to the Bahamas and Jamaica
11.  Subijaksono Sujono, Indonesian ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo
12.  R. Prayono Atiyanto, Indonesian ambassador to Azerbaijan
13.  Andri Hadi, Indonesian ambassador to Singapore
14.  Sukanto, Indonesian ambassador to Oman
15.  Djauhari Oratmangun, Indonesian ambassador to Russia in Moscow, also to Belarus
16.  Agus Sarjana, Indonesian ambassador to Croatia
17.  Harbangun Napitulu, Indonesian ambassador to Mozambique
18.  Dewa Made Juniata Sastrawan, Indonesian ambassador to Sweden in Stockholm, also to Latvia
19.  Comr. Gen. (ret.) Nurfaizi, Indonesian ambassador to Egypt
20.  Teuku Mohammad Hamzah Thayeb, Indonesian ambassador to the United Kingdom in London, also to Ireland and the IMO
21.  Lutfi Rauf, Indonesian ambassador to Thailand
22.  Dwi Ayu Arimami, Indonesian ambassador to Panama
23.  Dian Wirengjurit, Indonesian ambassador to Iran in Tehran, also to Turkmenistan
24.  Agustinus Sumartono, Indonesian ambassador to Namibia in Windhoek, also to Angola
25.  Bomer Pasaribu, Indonesian ambassador to Denmark in Copenhagen, also to Lithuania
26.  Ahmad Ni’am Salim, Indonesian ambassador to Algeria

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