Jokowi Appoints Sulaiman Syarif as Ambassador to Argentina Today at the State Palace

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) officially inaugurated the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia Sulaiman for Argentina (Screenshot of the Setneg Youtube)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) officially inaugurated the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia Sulaiman Syarif to Argentina today, Wednesday, October 25. The inauguration was held at the State Palace, Jakarta.

From YouTube monitoring of the State Palace, the inauguration began with singing the song Indonesia Raya. Then, the Presidential Decree of the Republic of Indonesia Number 82B of 2023 concerning the Appointment of the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia by Deputy for Apparatus Administration Nanik Purwanti.

"Appointing Brother Sulaiman as Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Republic of Argentina and the Republic of Paraguay and the Republic of Uruguay domiciled in Buenos Aires," read the decree.

After the decision was read, President Jokowi led the oath taking ceremony accompanied by clergy. "Please follow and repeat my words," said the former Governor of DKI Jakarta.

"By Allah, I swear that when I am appointed Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador, I will be loyal to the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. And will carry out the laws and regulations as straight as possible for the sake of my devotion to the nation and state," said Jokowi followed by Amran.

"That in carrying out my duties and position, I will uphold office ethics, work to the best of my ability with a full sense of responsibility. That I will faithfully carry out all orders and instructions given by the central government and I will faithfully fulfill all other obligations- "other things are borne by me by the position of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador," he continued.

As previously reported, President Jokowi also appointed two officials. They are Amran Sulaiman who replaced Syahrul Yasin Limpo as Minister of Agriculture and General Agus Subiyanto as Army Chief of Staff replacing General Dudung Abdurachman.