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Jokowi inaugurates 12 more ambassadors
In the latest batch of envoys, four stand out as noncareer appointees: politicians Rudy Alfonso and Zuhairi Misrawi, pulp and paper tycoon Gandi Sulistiyanto and former forestry minister M. Prakosa.
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President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (right) reads aloud the oath for ambassadors-elect to recite in this screen-grab of the livestreamed inauguration ceremony at the Presidential Palace on Oct.25. (JP/Courtesy of Presidential Press Bureau via Youtube/-)
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resident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo swore in 12 more ambassadors on Wednesday, rounding off a string of inaugurations that include the new Indonesian Military (TNI) commander, the Army chief of staff and the head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB).
Among the latest batch of envoys, four stand out as noncareer appointees: politicians Rudy Alfonso and Zuhairi Misrawi, pulp and paper tycoon Gandi Sulistiyanto, and former forestry minister M. Prakosa.
Others sworn in include senior diplomat Damos Dumoli Agusman, who is set to take up the post of Indonesian ambassador to Austria and Slovenia, which is also accredited to the UN Office in Vienna. Damos was previously director general for legal affairs and international treaties at the Foreign Ministry.
Ina Krisnamurthi, who previously worked as the foreign minister’s special advisor on economic diplomacy, was confirmed as ambassador to India and Bhutan.
Daniel Tumpal Simanjuntak was made envoy to Canada and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Anita Luhulima for Poland, Suwartini Wirta for Croatia, Heru Subolo for Bangladesh, Triyogo Jatmiko for Tanzania and Ghafur Akbar Dharmaputra for Ukraine and Armenia.
Meanwhile, Gandi, who was previously managing director of diversified conglomerate Sinar Mas, was made ambassador to South Korea.
Rudy, who was the Golkar Party’s head of legal affairs, was sworn in as Indonesian ambassador to Portugal. He was once called as a witness in a bribery case involving former lawmaker Markus Nari in 2019, Tempo.co reported.
