Retno Marsudi
| Retno Marsudi | |
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| 17th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 27 October 2014 |
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| President | Joko Widodo |
| Preceded by | Marty Natalegawa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 November 1962 Semarang, Indonesia |
| Political party | non-partisan |
| Spouse(s) | Agus Marsudi |
| Children | Dyota Bagas |
| Alma mater | Gadjah Mada University Hague University of Applied Sciences University of Oslo |
Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi (born 27 November 1962) is an Indonesian diplomat and the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Working Cabinet. She is the first woman to be appointed to the post.[1] She was previously the Indonesian Ambassador to the Netherlands.
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Early life
Born at Semarang, Marsudi graduated from Gadjah Mada University in 1985 where she studied international relations. She then received a Master's degree in International European Law & Policy from The Hague University of Applied Science and followed the Foreign Ministry training program at the Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael.[2]
Career
Retno joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from university. Between 1997 to 2001, Marsudi served as First Secretary for Economic Affairs at the Indonesian Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands. In 2001, she was appointed as Director of Europe and America Affairs.[3] Marsudi was promoted to Director of West Europe Affairs in 2003.[4]
In 2005, she was appointed as the Indonesian Ambassador to Norway and Iceland.[3] During her tenure, she was awarded the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit in December 2011, the first Indonesian to obtain the award.[5] She also briefly took up study of human rights at the University of Oslo. Marsudi returned to Jakarta and was appointed Director General for Europeean and American Affairs.
Marsudi was appointed as Indonesian Ambassador to the Netherlands in 2012.[3] She has also led various multilateral negotiations and bilateral consultations with the EU, ASEM, and FEALAC.[3] On 27 October 2014, she was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs by President Joko Widodo in his Working Cabinet.[6]
Honours
Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (2011)
References
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| Preceded by | Minister of Foreign Affairs 2014–present |
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