TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko Widodo has inaugurated and took the swearing-in of 17 new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia (LBBP) at the State Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday, February 20.

President Jokowi led the oath after the reading of Presidential Decree No. 31p of 2018 dated 19 February on Appointment of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

The following 17 Ambassadors are inaugurated by Jokowi:

1. Ade Padmo Sarwoni as Indonesia Ambassador to ASEAN in Jakarta

2. Sudirman Haseng as Indonesia Ambassador to Cambodia in Phnom Penh.

3. General Inspector Iza Fadri as Indonesia Ambassador to Myanmar in Yangon.

4. Marina Estella Anwar Bey as Indonesia Ambassador to Peru and Bolivia in Lima.

5. Niniek Kun Naryatie as Indonesia Ambassador to Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay in Buenos Aires.

6. Djauhari Oratmangun as Indonesia Ambassador to China and Mongolia in Beijing.

7. Sudjatmiko as Indonesia Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam in Bandar Sri Begawan.

8. Todung Mulya Lubis as Indonesia Ambassador to Norway and Iceland in Oslo.

9. Arif Havas Oegroseno as Indonesia Ambassador to Germany in Berlin.

10. Hermono as Indonesia Ambassador to Spain and serve concurrently to UNWTO (The World Tourism Organization) in Madrid.

11. RP Pratito Soeharyo as Indonesia Ambassador to Laos in Vientiane

12. Hersindaru Arwityo Ibnu Wiwoho Wahyutomo as Indonesia Ambassador to Portugal in Lisbon.

13. M. Amhar Azeth as Indonesia Ambassador to Romania and Moldova in Bucharest.

14. Muliaman Darmansyah Hadad as Indonesia Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein based in Bern.

15. Raden Mohammad Benjamin Scott Carnadi as Indonesia Ambassador to the Republic of Fiji, Republic of Kiribati, Republic of Nauru and Tuvalu in Suva.

16. Sinyo Harry Sarundajang as Indonesia Ambassador to the Philippines and the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau in Manila.

17. Rossalis Rusman Adenan as Indonesia Ambassador to Sudan and Eritrea in Khartoum.

AHMAD FAIZ IBNU SANI