President Jokowi Appoints Minister Of Home Affairs Tito As Foreign Minister Ad Interim

Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian (ANTARA/HO-Puspen Ministry of Home Affairs)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) appointed Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Muhammad Tito Karnavian as Minister of Foreign Affairs (Menlu) Ad Interim to temporarily replace Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi.

This appointment is based on Letter Number B-793/M/D-3/AN.00.03/08/2023 which was signed by the Minister of State Secretary (Mensesneg) Pratikno on August 18, 2023.

"We respectfully inform you that the President is pleased to appoint the Minister of Home Affairs as Minister of Foreign Affairs Ad Interim as long as the Minister of Foreign Affairs travels abroad," Pratikno wrote in a written statement quoted by ANTARA, Friday, August 18.

The appointment relates to Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi's letter regarding the application for official travel permits to several countries, namely Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, and South Africa. The official trip will take place from August 18 to 25, 2023.