DPR Commission I Completes Fit and Proper Test for 25 Ambassador Candidates
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives (DPR RI) Commission I has completed the fit and proper tests for 25 ambassador candidates prepared to serve at various Indonesian Embassies (KBRI) in friendly nations.
The Vice Chairman of Commission I DPR RI, Dave Laksono, stated in Jakarta on Wednesday that all ambassador candidates presented their work programmes to be implemented during their tenure. Following this process, Commission I has agreed to advance these names to the next stage.
“Because the meeting was held in closed session, we cannot announce any substantive details at this time,” said Dave at the parliamentary complex in Jakarta. He added that the results of the examination are being summarised by Commission I and will be promptly submitted to the leadership of the DPR RI. Following this, the DPR will forward the results of the fit and proper test to the President for further action.
“The government will later announce the specific individuals and the final results,” he said.
The Vice Chairman of Commission I DPR RI, Anton Sukartano, noted that the fit and proper tests were held over two days, from Tuesday (22/9) to Wednesday (23/9). The 25 candidates were recommended by the government. He mentioned that the DPR only tested several aspects of the dozens of candidates, noting that they typically pass after receiving government recommendations, as the preliminary selection process had already been strictly conducted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The candidates include:
Irawan Ronodipuro (for the People’s Republic of China, concurrently Mongolia, based in Beijing)
Baringin M.H. Panggabean (for the United Kingdom, concurrently Ireland and IMO, based in London)
Desra Percaya (for the Republic of India, concurrently the Kingdom of Bhutan, based in New Delhi)
Iwan Freddy Hari Susanto (for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, based in Amman)
R. Heru Hartanto Subolo (for the Hellenic Republic, based in Athens)
Azis Nurwahyudi (for the Republic of Colombia, concurrently Antigua and Barbuda and the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, based in Bogota)
Sigit Suryantoro Widiyanto (for the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, based in Dili)
Albert Abdi (for the Republic of Tanzania, based in Dar es Salaam)
R. Sigit Witjaksono (for the Republic of Sudan, based in Khartoum)
Darianto Harsono (for the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, concurrently the Republic of Maldives, based in Colombo)
Winanto Adi (for Kuwait, based in Kuwait City)
Epiphania Riris Wusananingdyah (for the Republic of Peru, concurrently the Plurinational State of Bolivia, based in Lima)
Tri Tharyat (for the Kingdom of Spain, based in Madrid)
Josef A. Nae Soi (for the Republic of the Philippines, concurrently the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau, based in Manila)
Bagus Hendraning Kobarsyih (for the Republic of Kazakhstan, concurrently the Republic of Tajikistan, based in Astana)
Achsanul Habib (for the Kingdom of Cambodia, based in Phnom Penh)
Wahyuni Refi Satya Bekti (for the Kingdom of Bahrain, based in Manama)
Ayodhia Gehak Lakunamang Kalake (for the Republic of South Africa, concurrently the Republic of Botswana, based in Pretoria)
Lintang Paramitasari Parnohadiningrat (for ASEAN, based in Jakarta)
Zaim Al Khalis Nasution (for the Islamic Republic of Iran, based in Tehran)
Ratieh Sanggarwaty (for the Republic of Tunisia, based in Tunis)
Mohammad Iskandarsyah Derry Aman (for the Republic of Poland, based in Warsaw)
Dindin Wahyudin (for New Zealand, based in Wellington)
Dewi Justicia Meidiwaty (for the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, based in Vientiane)
Yulastiawarman (for the Republic of Croatia, based in Zagreb)