Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Installs 11 Consuls General

Friday, 30 July 2010

ANTARA News

Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa installed 11 consuls general here Friday, in accordance with Presidential Decree No. 44/M/2010.

"Consuls General of the Republic of Indonesia, in accordance with their functions, are in the front guard of efforts to improve the economy and protection of Indonesian citizens," the minister said in his speech here Friday.

He urged them to make concrete contributions for the national interest during their term as the consul general.

The concrete contributions include efforts to increase the national economic growth needed to reduce the poverty rate and to create job opportunities, Minister Natalegawa said.

They are also responsible for the protection of Indonesian citizens overseas and boost the Indonesian image and role in the international arena, he said.

"By working hard, the 11 consul generals to be posted in several countries, have chances to make a different, without exception, and each of them could give additional values," he said.

They will be posted in the United States (two consul generals), in China (2), Germany (2) and the rest in five different countries.

For the United States, Al Busyra Basnur will be posted as consul general in Houston and Hadi Hartono in Los Angeles.

For Chia, Edi Yusup will be in Guangzhou and Teguh Wardoyo in Hong Kong.
For Germany, Damos Dumoli Agusman will be posted in Frankfurt and Marina Estella Anwar Bey in Hamburg.

The rests are Bambang Tarsanto Sumosutargio to be posted Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Chilman Arisman in Penang, Malaysia, Rosalis Rusman Adenan in Karachi, Pakistan, Ade Sukendar in Noumea, New Caledonia, and Gary Rachman Makmun Jusuf in Sydney, Australia.(*)