Role Diplomat Spouse Agus Marsudi | Political party non-partisan Appointed by Joko Widodo Name Retno Marsudi | |
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Alma mater Gadjah Mada UniversityHague University of AppliedSciencesUniversity of Oslo Party Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle Children Bagas Marsudi, Dyota Marsudi Similar People Joko Widodo, Jusuf Kalla, Marty Natalegawa, Susi Pudjiastuti, Julie Bishop | ||
Republic of Indonesia: Minister for Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi
Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi (born 27 November 1962) is an Indonesian diplomat and the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Working Cabinet. She is the first female minister appointed to the post. She was previously the Indonesian Ambassador to the Netherlands from 2012 to 2014, as well as Ambassador to Iceland and Norway from 2005 to 2008.
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- Republic of Indonesia Minister for Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi
- Secretary kerry meets with indonesian foreign minister retno marsudi
- Early life
- Career
- Honours
- References
Secretary kerry meets with indonesian foreign minister retno marsudi
Early life
Born in Semarang, Marsudi graduated from SMA 3 Semarang and continued her study in International Relations, to which she graduated from Gadjah Mada University in 1985. She then pursued a Master's degree in International European Law & Policy at The Hague University of Applied Science and followed the Foreign Ministry training program at the Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael.
Career
Retno joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from university. Between 1997 and 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. Marsudi was promoted to Director of West Europe Affairs in 2003.
In 2005, she was appointed as the Indonesian Ambassador to Norway and Iceland. During her tenure, she was awarded the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit in December 2011, the first Indonesian to receive the award. She also briefly took up study of human rights at the University of Oslo. Marsudi returned to Jakarta and was appointed Director General for European and American Affairs.
Marsudi was appointed as Indonesian Ambassador to the Netherlands in 2012. She has also led various multilateral negotiations and bilateral consultations with the EU, ASEM, and FEALAC. On 27 October 2014, she was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs by President Joko Widodo in his Working Cabinet.