Vice President's secretary appointed

Vice President's secretary appointed

JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri has appointed the
chairman of the State Personnel Administrative Body, Prijono
Tjiptoherijanto, as the Vice President's secretary, replacing
Bambang Kesowo.

"I will install Prijono (as the secretary to the Vice
President) this week," Minister/State Secretary Bambang Kesowo
told reporters after meeting with Vice President Hamzah Haz on
Tuesday.

He did not give a specific date.

Bambang said Prijono's appointment was based on Presidential
Decree No. 70/M/2002 signed by President Megawati Soekarnoputri
on April 17.

Prijono, who according to Bambang is "very competent", will
take over the tasks currently being handled by Laode Kamaluddin,
a special assistant to the Vice President.--JP