Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Indonesia)

Republic of Indonesia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Kementerian Luar Negeri

Gedung Pancasila, part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' building complex.
Ministry overview
Formed 19 August 1945
Jurisdiction Government of Indonesia
Headquarters Jalan Pejambon No. 6
Jakarta Pusat 10110
Jakarta, Indonesia
Ministers responsible
  • Retno Marsudi, Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Abdurrahman Mohammad Fachir, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Yohanes Kristiarto Soeryo Legowo, General Secretary for Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry executives
  • Yuri Octavian Thamrin, General Director of Asia Pacific and African Affairs
  • Dian Triansyah Djani, General Director of American and European Affairs
  • I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja, General Director of ASEAN Cooperation
  • Hasan Kleib, General Director of Multilateral Affairs
  • Esti Andayani, General Director of Information and Public Diplomacy
  • Ferry Adamhar, General Director of Legal Affairs and International Treaties
  • Ahmad Rusdi, General Director of Protocol and Consular Affairs
  • Muhammad Ibnu Said, Inspector General for Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Dr. Darmansjah Djumala, Head of Policy Analysis and Development Agency
Website www.kemlu.go.id

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).

The name changed due to the new law about State Ministry of 2008 (UU 39/2008).

Ministry of Foreign Affairs is one of the ministries (along with Ministry of Defense and Ministry Home Affairs) 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.

In the case that both of the president and the vice president can no longer serve at the same time, the line of succession falls to the minister of foreign affairs, minister of home affairs and minister of defence concurrently until the succeeding President and Vice President are elected by the People's Consultative Assembly within thirty days.[1]

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.[2] The headquarters was initially located in the garage of the country's first Foreign Minister, Achmad Soebardjo, at Jl. Cikini 80-82 in Jakarta.[2] The Ministry started with just six employees, including Hadi Thayeb.[2]

Organizational structure

The structure of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Indonesia is as follows:

Minister Rank Portfolio
Retno Marsudi Minister Overall responsibility
Abdurrahman Mohammad Fachir Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mayerfas Secretary General of Foreign Affairs
Desra Percaya Director General for Asia Pacific and African Affairs Asia Pacific and Africa[3]
Muhammad Anshor Director General of American and European Affairs America and European[3]
Jose Antonio Morato Tavares Director General for ASEAN Cooperation South East Asian countries[3]
Febrian Alphyanto Ruddyard Director General for Multilateral Affairs
Cecep Herawan Director General for Information and Public Diplomacy
Dr. iur. Damos Dumoli Agusman, SH, MA Director General for Legal Affairs and International Treaties
Andri Hadi Director General for Protocol and Consular Affairs
Rachmat Budiman Inspector General of Foreign Affairs
Siswo Pramono Head of Policy Analysis and Development Agency
Ridwan Hassan Special Advisor to the Minister on Economic Diplomacy
Salman Al Farisi, S.E Special Advisor to the Minister on Institutional Relations
Wajid Fauzi Special Advisor to the Minister on Management
Prianti Gagarin Djatmiko Singgih Special Advisor to the Minister on International Politics, Law, and Security
Mahendra Siregar Special Advisor to the Minister on Priority Programs Strengthening

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:

  1. 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
  2. Conducting conferences and making agreements on:
  • 1947 – Linggarjati Agreement – acknowledgement upon the Republic of Indonesia, which covered Java and Madura
  • 1948 – Renville Agreement – acknowledgement upon the Republic of Indonesia, which covered Java and Sumatera
  • 1949 – Round Table Conference – Indonesia was in the form of Federal State
  • 1950 Indonesia’s diplomacy has restored the unity of all the regions in the republic of Indonesia by revoking the Round Table Conference.

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:

  • The acknowledgement of West Irian
  • The acknowledgement of Indonesia as an archipelagic country as the result of the struggle of the law of the sea – UNCLOS (United Nation Convention on Law of the Sea)
  • The development of ASEAN Cooperation
  • Making the effort of gaining international acknowledgement on East Timor
  • Being the chairman to Non-Aligned Movement to struggle for the sake of developing countries
  • Being the chairman to APEC and G-15
  • Improving the co-operation of development

1998–present

The main duty is directed to:

  1. Prevent nation disintegration potential
  2. Attempt to help economic recovery
  3. Attempt to improve the image of Indonesia
  4. Improve the quality of serving and protecting the citizens of Indonesia

List of ministers

# Portrait Minister Term Start Term End
1 Achmad Soebardjo
2 September 1945
14 November 1945
2 Sutan Sjahrir
14 November 1945
3 July 1947
3 Agus Salim
3 July 1947
20 December 1949
— Alexander Andries Maramis
19 December 1948
13 July 1949
(3) Agus Salim
4 August 1949
20 December 1949
— Mohammad Hatta
20 December 1949
6 September 1950
4 Mohammad Roem
6 September 1950
20 March 1951
(1) Achmad Soebardjo
4 August 1951
20 December 1952
5 Wilopo
3 April 1952
29 April 1952
6 Moekarto Notowidigdo
3 April 1952
30 July 1953
7 Soenario
30 July 1953
12 August 1955
8 Ida Anak Agung Gde Agung
12 August 1955
24 March 1956
9 Ruslan Abdulgani
24 March 1956
9 April 1957
10 Subandrio
9 April 1957
28 March 1966
11 Adam Malik
28 March 1966
23 March 1978
12 Mochtar Kusumaatmadja
29 March 1978
21 March 1988
13 Ali Alatas
21 March 1988
20 October 1999
14 Alwi Shihab
26 October 1999
23 July 2001
15 Hassan Wirajuda
9 August 2001
20 October 2009
16 Marty Natalegawa
22 October 2009
20 October 2014
17 Retno Marsudi
27 October 2014
Present

See also

Literature

  • Nabbs-Keller, Greta (April 2013). "Reforming Indonesia's Foreign Ministry: Ideas, Organization and Leadership". Contemporary Southeast Asia. 35 (1): 56–82.

References

  1. ↑ Constitution of Indonesia, article 8 paragraph 3
  2. 1 2 3 "Senior diplomat Thayeb dies at 91". Jakarta Post. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
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