Jakarta. President Prabowo Subianto officially inaugurated 31 Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassadors (LBBP) of the Republic of Indonesia at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Monday.

The newly appointed ambassadors will represent Indonesia in various strategic regions worldwide, including several international organizations.

Among the newly appointed ambassadors is PDIP politician Junimart Girsang, who will serve as ambassador to Italy, concurrently accredited to Malta, San Marino, Cyprus, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT).

Additionally, former Constitutional Court Judge Manahan MP Sitompul has been appointed as Indonesia’s ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The inauguration was attended by several high-ranking officials, including Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Chief Security Affairs Minister Budi Gunawan, and Chief Human Development and Cultural Affairs Minister Pratikno. Other attendees included Chief Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto, Chief Community Empowerment Muhaimin Iskandar, and House of Representatives member Budi Djiwandono.

List of 31 Newly Appointed Ambassadors:

1. Penny Dewi Herasati – Ambassador to Hungary

2. Siti Ruhaini Dzuhayatin – Ambassador to Uzbekistan, concurrently accredited to Kyrgyzstan

3. Dicky Komar – Ambassador to Lebanon

4. Agus Priyono – Ambassador to Suriname, concurrently accredited to Guyana

5. Andreano Erwin – Ambassador to Serbia, concurrently accredited to Montenegro

6. Hersindaru Arwityo Ibnu Wiwoho Wahyutomo – Ambassador to Finland, concurrently accredited to Estonia

7. Yayan Ganda Hayat Mulyana – Ambassador to Sweden, concurrently accredited to Latvia

8. Fikry Cassidy – Ambassador to Venezuela, concurrently accredited to Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago

9. Hendra Halim – Ambassador to Panama, concurrently accredited to Honduras, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua

10. Tyas Baskoro Her Witjaksono Adji – Ambassador to Kenya, concurrently accredited to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Uganda, UNEP, and UN-HABITAT

11. Mirza Nurhidayat – Ambassador to Namibia, concurrently accredited to Angola

12. Ardian Wicaksono – Ambassador to Senegal, concurrently accredited to Cabo Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone

13. Siti Nugraha Mauludiah – Ambassador to Denmark, concurrently accredited to Lithuania

14. Junimart Girsang – Ambassador to Italy, concurrently accredited to Malta, San Marino, Cyprus, FAO, IFAD, WFP, and UNIDROIT

15. Cecep Herawan – Ambassador to South Korea

16. Agung Cahaya Sumirat – Ambassador to Cameroon, concurrently accredited to Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, and Central African Republic

17. Chandra Warsenanto Sukotjo – Ambassador to Pakistan

18. Listiana Operananta – Ambassador to Bulgaria, concurrently accredited to Albania and North Macedonia

19. Manahan MP Sitompul – Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina

20. Rolliansyah Soemirat – Ambassador to Iran, concurrently accredited to Turkmenistan

21. Kartika Candra Negara – Ambassador to Mozambique, concurrently accredited to Malawi

22. Bambang Suharto – Ambassador to Nigeria, concurrently accredited to Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Liberia, Niger, Sao Tome and Principe, Togo, and ECOWAS

23. Muhsin Syihab – Ambassador to Canada, concurrently accredited to ICAO

24. Simon Djatmoko Irwantoro Soekarno – Ambassador to Cuba, concurrently accredited to the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Jamaica

25. Susi Marleny Bachsin – Ambassador to Portugal

26. Retired Air Marshal Yuyu Sutisna – Ambassador to Morocco, concurrently accredited to Mauritania

27. Arief Hidayat – Ambassador to Zimbabwe, concurrently accredited to Zambia

28. Didik Eko Pujianto – Ambassador to Iraq

29. Rina Prihtyasmiarsi – Ambassador to the Czech Republic

30. Vedi Kurnia Buana – Ambassador to Chile

31. Faizal Chery Sidharta – Ambassador to Ethiopia, concurrently accredited to Djibouti, Eritrea, and the African Union