Terawan To Zuhairi Miswari Reportedly As Indonesian Ambassador, This Is The Foreign Ministry's Answer

JAKARTA - A number of names have circulated and are mentioned as candidates for the Indonesian ambassador. Among the names is former Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto. He is said to be a prospective Indonesian ambassador to Spain based in Madrid.

In addition, there is also the name of a former member of the Jokowi-Ma'ruf National Campaign Team (TKN) in the 2019 Presidential Election who is also a Commissioner of PT. Yodya, Zuhairi Misrawi. The list also includes the name Muhammad Prakosa as a candidate for the Indonesian ambassador in Rome, Italy.

Muhammad Prakosa is a PDI-P politician who was also Minister for Attention in the National Unity Cabinet in 1999-2000 and Minister for Forestry in the Gotong Royong Cabinet in 2001-2004.

Another name, is the Chairman of Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Rosan Roeslani. He is said to have been proposed as a candidate for the Indonesian ambassador to the United States in Washington DC.

Responding to the names circulating, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemenlu) stated that he could not confirm the names. This is because in the process these names were not made public.

"I can't confirm it," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Teuku Faizasyah when contacted by VOI, Monday, February 22.

In addition, he considered, the identities of these candidates could not be revealed to respect diplomacy with the target countries.

"In the practice of diplomacy, the names of the candidates for ambassador are not disclosed to the public and usually until the approval of the intended country for the ambassador candidates is obtained," he said.

Regarding the news, VOI has also contacted Zuhairi Misrawi. It's just that, until this news was written and published, he did not reply to messages conveyed via WhatsApp messages. Likewise with the former Minister of Health Terawan.