Hasjim, Wisber named ambassadors<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Hasjim Djalal and Wisber Loeis, two senior
\nIndonesian diplomats, were inducted as ambassadors by President
\nSoeharto, along with 14 others at the State Palace yesterday.<\/p>\n
Hasjim, formerly the Indonesian ambassador to Germany, was
\nnamed ambassador-at-large to specifically deal with the UN
\nConvention on Law of the Sea.<\/p>\n
Hasjim, an expert in international maritime law, played a
\nprominent role in Indonesia's successful campaign to win
\ninternational recognition of its archipelagic state concept. The
\nconcept recognizes Indonesia's sovereignty over the waters that
\nlie between the 17,000 islands that span the archipelago.<\/p>\n
Wisber, currently the director general for external economic
\nrelations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been assigned
\nas ambassador to Japan.<\/p>\n
His appointment is believed to be connected with Japan's
\nhosting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings
\nlater this year. Wisber has been one of the Indonesian officials
\nmost involved with APEC since its establishment six years ago.<\/p>\n
Among the other 14 new ambassadors, two were retired Armed
\nForces officers.<\/p>\n
Army Maj. Gen. (ret.) Soelarso Haknyosoebroto, formerly East
\nJava governor, was inducted as ambassador to Turkey and
\nAzerbaijan. He will be based in Ankara.<\/p>\n
Navy Vice Admiral Sumitro, formerly inspector general of the
\nArmed Forces, is now ambassador to Iran.<\/p>\n
The other 12 new appointments went to career diplomats. They
\nare:<\/p>\n
Rachadi Iskandar as ambassador to South Africa. He is
\nsecretary at the directorate general for external economic
\nrelations.<\/p>\n
Noor Handono as ambassador to Chile. He is director for
\ninternational trade relations,<\/p>\n
R. Suharjono as ambassador to the Vatican. He is the head of
\nthe Bureau of Organizations.<\/p>\n
Koesnadi Poedjiwinarto as ambassador to Brunei. He is director
\nfor Asia-Pacific affairs.<\/p>\n
Herry Haryono as ambassador for Laos. He is director for
\neconomic technical and services cooperation.<\/p>\n
Eddy Sumantri as ambassador to Jordan. He is director for the
\nData Processing Center.<\/p>\n
Rochsjad Dahlan as ambassador to Ethiopia and Eritrea based in
\nAddis Ababa.<\/p>\n
Suwardi Wusono as ambassador to Suriname. He is inspector for
\ndevelopment project.<\/p>\n
Witjaksana Soegarda as ambassador to Italy and Albania based
\nin Rome. He is deputy chief at the Indonesian permanent
\nrepresentative office at the United Nations.<\/p>\n
Lillahi Grahana Sidharta as ambassador to Algeria. He is
\nconsulate general in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n
Junizar Jacub as ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives based in
\nColombo. He is secretary at the directorate general for protocol
\nand consular affairs.<\/p>\n
Zulkarnain Afri Pane as ambassador to North Korea. He is head
\nof the documentation and library center at the ministry's
\nResearch and Development Agency. (emb)<\/p>",
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