Megawati to appoint new Indonesian envoys<\/p>\n
Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Former defense minister Juwono Sudarsono has been named as
\nambassador to London, however the names of envoys to several
\nimportant posts such as Canberra, Moscow and Stockholm are still
\nbeing withheld.<\/p>\n
Juwono is among 10 ambassadors to be sworn in by President
\nMegawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday, after their placement was
\napproved by the designated countries, a source at the
\npresidential office told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The ceremony will take place at the State Palace.<\/p>\n
\"So far, we have received letters of agreement from 10
\ncountries,\" the official said.<\/p>\n
The foreign ministry has completed the selection process of 19
\nambassadorial candidates. The House of Representatives has given
\nits support for the candidates, but demanded that the appointees
\nfor the designated countries be switched. Many have criticized
\nthe House's intervention.<\/p>\n
According to the amended 1945 Constitution, the president,
\ndespite his or her prerogative to appoint ambassadors, is
\nrequired to consult the House beforehand.<\/p>\n
The palace official said the remaining nine ambassadorial
\ncandidates might be installed after the President returns from
\nher 10-day overseas trip, slated to begin on June 17.<\/p>\n
It was not immediately clear whether the ambassadorial
\ncandidates to Canberra, Moscow and Stockholm would be among the
\nnext batch.<\/p>\n
Earlier, foreign ministry spokesman Marty Natalegawa said the
\nongoing diplomatic row with Sweden may affect the appointment of
\nan Indonesian ambassador to Stockholm.<\/p>\n
Currently, the post is empty as the last ambassador Cahyono
\nhad left the post early this year and the government is
\nprocessing his replacement.<\/p>\n
Relations between Indonesia and Sweden have been put to the
\ntest after Stockholm refused to take action against Swedish
\ncitizens who are leading the rebellion in Aceh in exile.<\/p>\n
A delegation from Jakarta is in Stockholm to convince the
\nSwedish government to take legal action against Free Aceh
\nMovement (GAM) leaders -- Hasan Tiro, Zaini Abdullah and Malik
\nMahmood -- who currently reside in the Scandinavian country.<\/p>\n
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NAME DESIGNATION COUNTRY
\n----------------------------------------------------------------<\/p>\n
Juwono Sudarsono United Kingdom<\/p>\n
Slamet Hidayat Singapore<\/p>\n
Abdullah Syarwani Lebanon<\/p>\n
Setyanto Pudjowarsito Columbia<\/p>\n
Indratjahya Sempurnajaya Cuba<\/p>\n
Sukarni Sikar Syria<\/p>\n
Basri Hassanudin Iran<\/p>\n
Faisal Bafadal United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n
Ribhan Abdul Wahab Jordan<\/p>\n
Cornelius Manoppo Venezuela
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