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Yudhoyono meets 13 new envoys in a ceremony at Merdeka Palace
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received on Thursday afternoon letters of credence from 13 new envoys, including from the U
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resident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received on Thursday afternoonletters of credence from 13 new envoys, including from the U.S. and EuropeanUnion, in a ceremony at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta.
Among the 13 new envoys, seven are based in Jakarta and the remaining six are based in Canberra, Seoul, New Delhi, Kuala Lumpur and Beijing.
The seven resident ambassadors are Robert Orris Blake Jr. of the United States, Olof Skoog of the European Union, Valerica Epure of Romania, Tadeusz Andrzej Szumowski of Polandia, Pakamisa Augustine Sifuba of South Africa, Sayyid Nazar bin Al-Julandi bin Majid Al-Said of Oman and Anna Aghadjanian of Armenia.
The six non-resident envoys are Milan Balazic of Slovenia (who is based in Canberra), Dibaba Abdetta of Ethiopia (based in Seoul), Ali Illiassou of Niger (based in New Delhi) Zanele Angeline Mdluli of Swaziland (based in Kuala Lumpur), Mahmoud M. Aboud of Comoros (based in Beijing) and Premdut Doongoor of Mauritius (based in Kuala Lumpur).
Previously, Ambassador Blake, who is a career foreign service officer, was Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs. He also served as ambassador to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Republic of Maldives from 2006 to 2009.
"I am sure you agree to expand and strengthen our cooperation. There are lot of opportunities for cooperation, which I believe can be created," said the President during a welcome meeting after the ceremony. "By having good cooperation, Indonesia, as well as your countries will progress in the future."
