Marty Natalegawa

Marty Natalegawa
Foreign Minister of Indonesia
Incumbent
Assumed office October 22, 2009
President	Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Preceded by	Hassan Wirajuda
Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the United Nations
In office 5 September 2007 – 22 October 2009
Preceded by	Rezlan Ishar Jenie
Succeeded by	Hasan Kleib
Personal details
Born	March 22, 1963 (1963-03-22) (age 48) Bandung, West Java
Nationality	Indonesia
Spouse(s)	Sranya Bamrungphong
Alma mater	Australian National University Corpus Christi College London School of Economics Ellesmere College Concord College
Profession	Diplomat
Religion	Islam

Raden Mohammad Marty Muliana Natalegawa, more commonly known as Marty Natalegawa, (born 22 March 1963 in Bandung, West Java)^[1] is an Indonesian diplomat and 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.

Education

Natalegawa went to school at Ellesmere College and Concord College in the United Kingdom, from 1976 to 1981. He went on to study at Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge where he was awarded a Master of Philosophy in 1985. He earned a BSc at the London School of Economics in 1984. Natalegawa also obtained a Doctor of Philosophy at the Australian National University in 1993.^[2]

Early life and career

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.

Opening of an exhibition by the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization entitled "Putting an End to Nuclear Explosions". From left to right: Michael Douglas, Marty Natalegawa, Ban Ki-moon, Taib Fassi Fihri and Sergio de Queiroz Duarte.

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.^[3][4] In this capacity he spoke at a number of UK university societies.

Before his assignment to be Indonesian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, he was Chief of Staff of the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and as the Director General for ASEAN Cooperation in the Department of Foreign Affairs.

He has also worked at the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia where he came into office in 1986. There, he worked in its Research and Development division.^[2]

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed him Minister of Foreign Affairs on October 21, 2009.^[5]

Family life

Natalegawa is married to the Thai-born Sranya Bamrungphong. The couple have three children, Anantha, Annisa, and Andreyka.^[6]

References

1. ^ "United Indonesia Cabinet 2009-2014". The Jakarta Post: p. 3. 2009-10-22. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Indonesian Embassy in London, United Kingdom". Indonesianembassy.org.uk. 2004-12-14. http://www.indonesianembassy.org.uk/embassy_cv_dubes.html. Retrieved 2010-11-10. 
3. ^ "Blogger: Omleiding". Yosef-ardi.blogspot.com. http://yosef-ardi.blogspot.com/2005/11/marty-natalegawa-new-ambassador-to-uk.html. Retrieved 2010-11-10. 
4. ^ Author uusjio Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia (2007-09-12). "New Indonesian ambassador presents credentials to UN chief | NowPublic News Coverage". Nowpublic.com. http://www.nowpublic.com/politics/new-indonesian-ambassador-presents-credentials-un-chief. Retrieved 2010-11-10. 
5. ^ [1] | Indonesia's Yudhoyono unveils rainbow cabinet, AFP, Oct. 21, 2009
6. ^ "Selamat Datang Di Media Komunikasi Dwp Kbri London". Dwplondonmedia.blogsome.com. http://dwplondonmedia.blogsome.com/. Retrieved 2010-11-10. 

Preceded by Hassan Wirajuda	Minister of Foreign Affairs 22 October 2009–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Rezlan Izhar Jenie	Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the United Nations 2007-2009	Succeeded by Hasan Kleib

Persondata
Name	Natalegawa, Raden Muliana
Alternative names	Natalegawa, Marty
Short description	Indonesian ambassador
Date of birth	22 March 1963
Place of birth	Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Date of death
Place of death