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Headquarters Jalan Pejambon No.6Jakarta Pusat 10110Jakarta, Indonesia Ministers responsible Retno Marsudi, Minister of Foreign AffairsAbdurrahman Mohammad Fachir, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Ministry executives Yohanes Kristiarto Soeryo Legowo, General Secretary for Ministry of Foreign AffairsYuri Octavian Thamrin, General Director of Asia Pacific and African AffairsDian Triansyah Djani, General Director of American and European AffairsI Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja, General Director of ASEAN CooperationHasan Kleib, General Director of Multilateral AffairsEsti Andayani, General Director of Information and Public DiplomacyFerry Adamhar, General Director of Legal Affairs and International TreatiesAhmad Rusdi, General Director of Protocol and Consular AffairsMuhammad Ibnu Said, Inspector General for Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ||
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Kementerian Luar Negeri Republik Indonesia) is a government ministry responsible for the country's foreign politics. The ministry was formerly known as the Department of Foreign Affairs (Departemen Luar Negeri Republik Indonesia, better known as Deplu).
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The name changed due to the new law about State Ministry of 2008 (UU 39/2008).
The ministry is one of the ministries that is mentioned in the Constitution of Indonesia, so the president has no authority to dissolve this ministry, compared to other ministries that are not mentioned in the Constitution of Indonesia.
Since October 2014, Retno Marsudi has served as Foreign Minister, succeeding Marty Natalegawa.
History
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was founded in 1945 following the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence from the Netherlands. The headquarters was initially located in the garage of the country's first Foreign Minister, Achmad Soebardjo, at Jl. Cikini 80-82 in Jakarta. The Ministry started with just six employees, including Hadi Thayeb.
Ministers
The Foreign Affairs of Indonesia Ministers are as follow:
History
The task and duty of Ministry of Foreign Affairs is different from time to time, is as follows:
1945–50
Their main duty through the aid of diplomacy:
- Making every effort to gain sympathy and support from international community, building solidarity from partners of various fields through any effort to gain support and acknowledgement upon Indonesia’s independence
- Conducting conferences and making agreements on:
The first five-year period of Indonesia’s independence was a period which decided the struggle to maintain the independence which was a part of the history to decide the character or the nature of Indonesia's foreign policy.
The spirit of Struggle Diplomacy has made Indonesia attain support from international community of the United Nations in the year 1950.
1966–98
The prominent duties are:
1998–present
The main duty is directed to:
- Prevent nation disintegration potential
- Attempt to help economic recovery
- Attempt to improve the image of Indonesia
- Improve the quality of serving and protecting the citizens of Indonesia