Marty Natalegawa | |
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16th Foreign Minister of Indonesia | |
In office October 22, 2009 – October 20, 2014 |
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President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
Preceded by | Hassan Wirajuda |
Succeeded by | Retno Marsudi |
Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the United Nations | |
In office September 5, 2007 – October 22, 2009 |
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Preceded by | Rezlan Ishar Jenie |
Succeeded by | Hasan Kleib |
Personal details | |
Born |
Bandung, West Java |
March 22, 1963
Nationality | Indonesia |
Spouse(s) | Sranya Bamrungphong |
Alma mater |
London School of Economics (B.Sc.) Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (M.Phil.) Australian National University (Ph.D.) Macquarie University (Dr.h.c.) Australian National University (Dr.h.c.) |
Profession | Diplomat |
Religion | Islam |
Raden Mohammad Marty Muliana Natalegawa, more commonly known as Marty Natalegawa (born 22 March 1963 in Bandung, West Java), is an Indonesian diplomat and was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet. He served as Indonesia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from September 5, 2007 until his latest appointment and has also served as the Indonesian Ambassador to the United Kingdom and as a spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia.
Natalegawa went to school at Ellesmere College and Concord College in the United Kingdom, from 1976 to 1981. He earned a BSc at the London School of Economics in 1984. He then went on to study at Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge where he was awarded a Master of Philosophy in 1985. Natalegawa also obtained a Doctor of Philosophy at the Australian National University in 1993.
Natalegawa was born in Bandung, West Java. He is the youngest son of Sonson Natalegawa, who was a former director of a state-owned bank. Natalegawa is of Sundanese descent.
Prior to becoming Permanent Representative to the United Nations on September 5, 2007, he was sworn in by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as the Indonesian Ambassador to the United Kingdom on November 11, 2005.