Who Is Retno LP Marsudi?

JAKARTA - She is the first woman in the history of the government of the Republic of Indonesia as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi, SH, LL. M. has been entrenched as the number one person at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2014 until it continues in the second period, in the 2019-2024 Advanced Indonesia cabinet.

The former Indonesian Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands has worked as a bureaucrat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1986. After 22 years of testing Retno Marsudi's tenure, in 2014 he was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia replacing Marty Natalegawa.

As the minister who has the task of carrying out government affairs in the field of politics and foreign relations in order to assist the President in his duties, Retno Marsudi together with the Minister of Home Affairs and the Minister of Defense are a vital trident in the running of the government as executing the President's duties. If the President and Vice President have passed away, quit, or are unable to carry out their obligations during their term of office simultaneously, the executor of the task will shift to the three figures of the minister.

In the era of Retno Marsudi's leadership, Indonesia succeeded in becoming a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2019-2020 period, and a member of the UN Human Rights Council for the 2020-2022 period.

The achievement is considered by many circles to be very reasonable if the woman who was once a member of Munir's Fact Finding Team is trusted again by President Jokowi in the 2019-2024 Advanced Indonesia Cabinet.

Who is Retno LP Marsudi

As the first woman to become Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, she was born on November 27, 1962 in Semarang, Central Java. After graduating from the Faculty of International Relations, Gadjah Mada University in 1985, a year later he entered the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs through a scholarship.

His desire and dream had always been to become a Diploma later.

Early career Retno was assigned as staff of the Bureau of Analysis and Evaluation for ASEAN. In 1986, Retno and Marty Natalegawa started their first careers in the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, both of which later took turns serving as Indonesian Foreign Ministers.

Retno Marsudi is married to Agus Marsudi, a man who has been in a relationship since she was in college and has chosen the world of architecture as her main profession in her life. Agus, who used to be Retno's neighbor when he was living as a boarding house boy, understood that the life of a Retno Marsudi, which demands high mobility, creates an atmosphere of intimacy, which Retno admits that her husband is like an 'angel' in her life. Their marriage is blessed with two sons; Yota Marsudi and Bagas Marsudi. His first name was in the world of capital, while Bagas was a doctor who graduated from Gadjah Mada University.

At the age of 30, Retno was finally able to achieve her dream as a young diplomat. Things that seem easy, do not think that it is so good for God to open the way. Retno's first task was quite heavy, she was on a mission to fly to Australia for negotiations regarding the issue of massacre of Timorese news in Santa Cruz, Dili.

He is highly concerned about issues of human rights and gender equality. For the sake of deepening it, he took back the world of education to study Human Rights Studies at the University of Oslo, Norway. While in The Hague, he also took formal studies on "European Union Law".

As the winner of the 'Agent of Change' award for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment by the United Nations, she voices that the role and position of a woman in the midst of the current global pandemic are in two positions. First, women are part of the group most vulnerable to the virus and must be protected. Second, that women are actually a crucial part of the solution to fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.

"We have to remember that 70 percent of global medical personnel are women, so they are women at the forefront of treating patients." Message from Retno Marsudi, who represented Indonesia during a virtual video conference for the 2020 Women Foreign Ministers Meeting, Thursday (16/4).

Retno Marsudi's career achievements

Continued in 1997, where his career path grew brighter. Retno flew to the Netherlands, she headed for the city of Den Haag, where an empty table in the Indonesian Embassy had been prepared for her. Retno was assigned as the secretary for economics. Then more, he was appointed as Director of Europe and America who was fully responsible for the creation of a conducive relationship between 82 countries in Europe and America against his own country, Indonesia.

In 2005 he entered the Scandinavian region as the Indonesian Ambassador to Norway and the Republic of Iceland. During the era of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's administration, he had a mission to maintain the good image of Indonesia's name in the eyes of the international community, as well as to maintain diplomatic relations in various European and American countries. Retno Marsudi was recorded as the youngest career ambassador in the history of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs when she was 43 years old.

Two years before he was later summoned to the Palace by Jokowi, his position was an Indonesian Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. A position that will close his journey before becoming Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. As Ambassador at that time, he was awarded a master's degree by the Haagse Hoge School in the Netherlands.

Retno also became the first Indonesian to receive the Order of Merit award from the King of Norway in 2011. Inevitably in 2015, Retno Marsudi was named The Best Ambassador through a Certificate of Merit by Diplomat Magazine. A prestigious magazine in the world of diplomats and international relations.

One day in January 2018, Retno explained that there were around 9,894 cases that befell Indonesian citizens abroad. He also said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had succeeded in facilitating the repatriation of Indonesian immigrant workers, which numbered nearly 50,000 people. Also assisted by how to protect the safety and security of their lives, it must be ensured that their financial rights are also successfully returned through government assistance. With the accumulative total achievement reached around 120 billion rupiah.

Retno Marsudi has indeed prioritized the culture mindset of his Ministry, which is the protection, safety and security of individuals. What happened to Indonesian journalists in September 2019 when protest demonstrations in Hong Kong erupted, proves that the Chinese government showed that the strictness along with the limitations of international law was shown to the Chinese government.

In 2018, Retno Marsudi's figure was the Peruvian Sun, who stood parallel to Japan's Emperor Akihito. It has been named El Sol del Peru by the Government of Peru, an official tribute to those civilians in their own country, or foreign nationals. Retno's role is considered to be able to encourage bilateral relations between Indonesia and Peru to be more positive. As the 4th largest trading partner in the Latin America region, the estimated trade value between Indonesia and Peru in 2017 has increased by 5.3 percent from the previous year in 2006.

Through El Sol del Peru, the nation's image has also risen through the figure of Retno Marsudi. The award that has previously had listed names as recipients includes Donald Tusk, Ban Ki Moon, Emperor Akihito, and Dimitry Medvedev. [/ Blockqoute]

Examining the Minister of Foreign Affairs

After 22 years of Retno Marsudi's contribution with the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he is currently in his second term as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. Even before the inauguration of the Forward Indonesia Cabinet for the 2019-2024 period, Retno was still back and forth accompanying Vice President Ma'ruf Amin to receive international guests. Since 27 October 2014, his first term in office, until recently, what has happened?

Reject Israel's planned annexation of Palestinians on the West bank. "The de facto and formal annexation of the Palestinian territories by Israel is unacceptable," said Retno at the OIC Extraordinary Ministerial Conference (KTM-LB) which took place online on Wednesday.

Indonesia also encourages the continuation of negotiations that are credible and according to internationally agreed parameters, to reach a two-state solution, in which Israel and Palestine coexist peacefully.

In mid-March, Retno issued a ban on 11 countries not to be allowed to enter the Republic of Indonesia.

In June 2020, Retno stated that there would be a helping hand or medical assistance from the United States in the form of 100 ventilators. According to the plan, it will arrive early next month, July-August 2020. Apart from the US, the helping hand of the Chinese side has already arrived in Indonesia on June 5, 2020. Assistance in the form of 150,000 PCR test kits, 80,000 medical masks, 1.3 million masks surgery, 80 thousand PPE, and 50 portable ventilators. Sued and asked the ship company from China to fulfill the rights of crew members (ABK) with the status of Indonesian citizens. The inhuman treatment that resulted in an inappropriate death made a bitter note for the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. President Jokowi has been tasked with implementing the Key Performance Indicator concept for the performance-roles of Indonesian Ambassadors in various parts of the country. Interesting facts from Retno LP Marsudi

Munir's Fact-Finding Team Not many people realize that there was the name Retno LP Marsudi behind Munir Said Thalib's Fact-Finding Team in 2004. Retno's attention to human rights issues aroused his desire to be involved as opening a clear path, the death case. Munir.

One school with Sri Mulyani One school and one scope of work in the future. How did Retno the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Sri Mulyani the Minister of Finance previously attended the same high school, namely SMA Negeri 3 Semarang, class 1981.

According to the records of LHKPN as of April 2018, Retno Marsudi, who has assets of Rp. 15,431,338,483 along with Ida Fauziyah, who served as Menaker in the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet, are two official figures who do not have a penny debt burden.

A Gender Equality Due to the issue of gender equality issues, then accompanied by various activities to empower women, Retno was awarded an award from UNI Women and the Partnership Global Forum (PGF).

Tik-Tok and Slankers Maybe he was the only minister who deliberately swayed the Tik-Tok style at the State Palace. On the sidelines of the meeting with influencers (influencers), the Foreign Minister's style, who apparently enjoyed Slank's songs, seemed relaxed and detached.

He admits that he has been to various countries around the world, among all the countries he has visited, he just fell in love with the Netherlands, who looks very neat and simple with a life that is accustomed to cycling in his daily life.

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Profile of Retno LP Marsudi

Full Name: Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi, SH, LL. M.

NicknamesRetno Marsudi, Retno

Place and Date of Birth Semarang, 27 November 1962

Islam

The Bureau of Profession

PartnerAgus Marsudi

Son ofDyota Marsudi, Bagas Marsudi

Assets Rp. 15,431,338,483 (2018 / LHKPN)

EducationS2 European Union Law, Haagse Hogeschool, Netherlands. S1 Faculty of International Relations, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta State Senior High School 3 Semarang, Central Java.

Career Minister of Foreign Affairs, Advanced Indonesian Cabinet, 2019-present Minister of Foreign Affairs, Indonesian Working Cabinet, 2014-2019 Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, 2012-2014 Director General of America and Europe, 2008-2012 Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia for the Kingdom of Norway and the Republic of Iceland, 2005-2008 Director for Western Europe, 2003-2005 Director for Intra and Inter-Regional Cooperation for America and Europe, 2001-2003 Secretary for Economic Affairs of the Indonesian Embassy to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, The Hague, 1997-2001 Embassy Indonesia in Canberra, Australia, 1990-1994.

Award The Order of Merit (Grand Officer-the Second Highest Decoration), Norway, December 2011 The Ridder Grootkruis at de Orde van Oranje-Nassau, Netherlands, 12 January 2015. United Nations "Agent of Change" Award for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment ( UN Women), 21 September 2017. "El Sol del Peru" ("Sun of Peru"), Peru 24 May 2018. Award for Migrant Workers Protection from the Indonesian Migrant Workers Union, 18 December 2017. Elean Style Awards 2018, for Outstanding Achievement category, October 2018. Best Public Figure Award, from iNews Indonesia Awards 2018, 15 November 2018. "2018 Indonesian Human Award" (Public Relations Award for 2018), for the category of Government Officials, 10 December 2018. Special Award for Humanitarian Diplomacy Leader from PKPU Human Initiative, 19 December 2018.

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