“For decision-making (on the final list of candidates) at the House of Representatives' Commission I, it has been decided during the commission's internal meeting this afternoon," Abdul Kadir Karding, a member of Commission I, said here on Thursday.
The results, however, will remain confidential, and will be first discussed at the DPR's plenary session, he informed.
"The DPR Commission I’s decision is confidential, so we apologize (for not revealing the results). We cannot inform the public. First, the results will be conveyed to the DPR leadership (so as to allow them) to take a decision at the plenary session," he continued.
The 32 candidates have displayed strong capabilities and qualities as most have been career diplomats, serving at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he noted.
One or two of the candidates are non-career diplomats, but their capability and experience is very good, he said.
The names of the 32 ambassadorial candidates are as follows:
1. Chalief Akbar Tjandraningrat, candidate for ambassadorship to the People's Republic of Algeria, to be domiciled in Alger
2. Elmar Iwan Lubis, candidate for ambassadorship to the Republic of Iraq, to be domiciled in Baghdad
3. Hildi Hamid, candidate for ambassadorship to the Republic of Azerbaijan, domiciled in Baku
4. Rachmat Budiman, candidate for ambassadorship to the Kingdom of Thailand and UNESCAP, to be domiciled in Bangkok
5. Dr. Andri Hadi, candidate for ambassadorship to the Kingdom of Belgium, and concurrently Luxembourg and the European Union, domiciled in Brussels
6. Lutfi Rauf, candidate for ambassadorship to the Arab Republic of Egypt, domiciled in Cairo
7. Maj. Gen. (retd.) Dr. Imam Edy Mulyono, candidate for ambassadorship to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, concurrently the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago, Grenada, St. Lucia, Dominica, and St.Vincent & the Grenadines, domiciled in Caracas
8. Dindin Wahyudin, candidate for ambassadorship to the Republic of Senegal, concurrently the Republic of Mali, the Republic of Gambia, the Republic of Guinea Bissau, the Republic of Sierra Leone, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, the Republic of Gabon, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, domiciled in Dakar
9. Mayerfas, candidate for ambassadorship to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, concurrently the OPCW, domiciled in The Hague
10. Ridwan Hassan, candidate for ambassadorship to Qatar, domiciled in Doha
11. Denny Abdi, candidate for ambassadorship to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, domiciled in Hanoi
12. Nana Yuliana, candidate for ambassadorship to the Republic of Cuba, concurrently the Bahamas, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, and Haiti, domiciled in Havana
13. Dr. Ratu Silvy Gayatri, candidate for ambassadorship to the Republic of Finland and Estonia, domiciled in Helsinki
14. Adam Mulawarman Tugio, candidate for ambassadorship to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, domiciled in Islamabad
15. Dewi Savitri Wahab, candidate for ambassadorship to the Kingdom of Denmark and concurrently, the Republic of Lithuania, domiciled in Copenhagen
16. Dr. Desra Percaya, candidate for ambassadorship to the United Kingdom, and concurrently, Ireland and the International Maritime Organization (IMO), domiciled in London
17. Herry Sudrajat, candidate for ambassadorship to the Republic of Mozambique, and concurrently, the Republic of Malawi, domiciled in Maputo
18. Jose Antonio Morato Tavares, candidate for ambassadorship to the Russian Federation and Belarus, domiciled in Moscow
19. Mohamad Irzan Djohan, candidate for ambassadorship to the Sultanate of Oman, domiciled in Muscat
20. Dr. Mohamad Hery Saripudin, candidate for ambassadorship to the Republic of Kenya, and concurrently, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Mauritius, Republic of Seychelles, Federal Republic of Somalia, Republic of Uganda, and Permanent Representative for UNEP and UN-HABITAT, domiciled in Nairobi
21. Sukmo Harsono, candidate for ambassadorship to the Republic of Panama, and concurrently, the Republic of Honduras, the Republic of Costa Rica, and the Republic of Nicaragua, domiciled in Panama City
22. Agung Kurniadi, candidate for ambassadorship to Ecuador, domiciled in Quito
23. Roem Kono, candidate for ambassadorship to Bosnia and Herzegovina, domiciled in Sarajevo
24. Suryopratomo, candidate for ambassadorship to the Republic of Singapore, domiciled in Singapore
25. Iwan Bogananta, candidate for ambassadorship to the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Albania, and the Republic of Macedonia, domiciled in Sofia
26. Kamapradipta Isnomo, candidate for ambassadorship to the Kingdom of Sweden and the Republic of Latvia, domiciled in Stockholm
27. Ronny Prasetyo Yuliantoro, candidate for ambassadorship to the Islamic Republic of Iran, and concurrently, Turkmenistan, based in Tehran
28. Laurentius Amrih Jinangkung, candidate for ambassadorship to the Vatican Holy See, domiciled in the Vatican
29. Wisnu Edi Pratignyo, candidate for ambassadorship to the Republic of Namibia, and concurrently, the Republic of Angola, domiciled in Windhoek
30. Heri Akhmadi, candidate for ambassadorship to Japan, and concurrently, the Micronesia Federation, based in Tokyo
31. Muhammad Lutfi, candidate for ambassadorship to the United States, domiciled in Washington D.C.
32. Hermono, candidate for ambassadorship to Malaysia, domiciled in Kuala Lumpur.
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Translator: Imam B, Fardah
Editor: Sri Haryati
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