Luncheon and Indonesia-US Policy Address
with
His Excellency Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat
Ambassador of Indonesia to the United States
Washington, DC
July 6, 2009
12:00 - 1:45 pm
Contact:
Chris Fedderson
cfedderson@usasean.org
(202) 416-6719
Above: H.E. Ambassador Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat (left) with Alexander Feldman, President of the Council.
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Background. The luncheon, on the eve of the Indonesian Presidential Election, was an opportune time for the business community to hear from Ambassador Sudjadnan.
About Ambassador Sudjadnan. With the approval of the legislature and the foreign minister, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat to the post of Ambassador to the United States in January 2006.
A career member of Indonesia's Foreign Service, Ambassador Sudjadnan brings to his position over two decades of experience. Immediately before coming to Washington, DC, he spent four years as the Secretary General of the Department of Foreign Affairs from 2002-2006. As Secretary General, he served as Senior Official Meeting Leader for both the Asia Africa Summit and ASEAN. In addition, he chaired the Third Non-Proliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee meeting during the treaty’s 2005 review.
Since joining the Indonesian Foreign Service in 1981, Ambassador Sudjadnan has held a number of portfolios. From 2001-2002, he served as Indonesia's Ambassador to Australia and Vanuatu; from 1999-2001 as Director for International Organizations; in 1999 as the Secretary for the Task Force on the Implementation of the East Timor Referendum; and from 1996-1998 as Minister Counselor at Indonesia's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City.
Ambassador Sudjadnan graduated with a degree in International Relations from Gajah Mada University in Indonesia and the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University in the United States.
He is married to Ibu Nunung Kuncorowati and has three adult children and one grandchild.
This luncheon is generously supported by Council members Caterpillar, Inc., ExxonMobil, and Marathon Oil Company.
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