Retno Marsudi
| Retno Marsudi | |
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| 17th Foreign Minister of Indonesia | |
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Assumed office 27 October 2014 |
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| President | Joko Widodo |
| Preceded by | Marty Natalegawa |
| Ambassador of Indonesia to the Netherlands | |
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In office 13 January 2012 – 16 January 2015 |
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| President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| Ambassador of Indonesia to Iceland | |
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In office 2005–2008 |
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| President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| Ambassador of Indonesia to Norway | |
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In office 2005–2008 |
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| President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
27 November 1962 Semarang, Indonesia |
| Political party | non-partisan |
| Spouse(s) | Agus Marsudi |
| Children | Dyota Bagas |
| Alma mater |
SMA 3 Semarang Gadjah Mada University (S.I.P.) The Hague University of Applied Sciences (LL.M.) |
Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi (born 27 November 1962) is an Indonesian diplomat and the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Working Cabinet. She is the first woman to be appointed to the post. She was previously the Indonesian Ambassador to the Netherlands from 2012 to 2014, as well as Ambassador to Iceland and Norway from 2005 to 2008.
Born at Semarang, Marsudi was graduated from SMA 3 Semarang and continuing her study to International Relation of Gadjah Mada University and she graduated from Gadjah Mada University in 1985 where she studied international relations. She then received a Master's degree in International European Law & Policy from The Hague University of Applied Science and followed the Foreign Ministry training program at the Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael.
Retno joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from university. Between 1997 and 2001, Marsudi served as First Secretary for Economic Affairs at the Indonesian Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands. In 2001, she was appointed as Director of Europe and America Affairs. Marsudi was promoted to Director of West Europe Affairs in 2003.
In 2005, she was appointed as the Indonesian Ambassador to Norway and Iceland. During her tenure, she was awarded the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit in December 2011, the first Indonesian to obtain the award. She also briefly took up study of human rights at the University of Oslo. Marsudi returned to Jakarta and was appointed Director General for European and American Affairs.
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