Marty Natalegawa >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Born March 22, 1963 (1963-03-22) (age 46) 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 March 22, 1963) is an Indonesian diplomat and currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. 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. * 1 Education * 2 Early life and career * 3 Speaker * 4 Family life * 5 References Education Natalegawa obtained a Doctor of Philosophy at the Australian National University in 1993; a Master of Philosophy at Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge in 1985; and a BSc at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1984. He also attended the Ellesmere College and Concord College in the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1981.[1] Early life and career Marty, whose full name is Raden Mohammad Marty Muliana Natalegawa, is the youngest son of Sonson Natalegawa, who was a former director of a state-owned bank. He was born in in Bandung, West Java. 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.[2][3] Before his assignment to be Indonesian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, he was the 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.[1] Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed him Minister of Foreign Affairs on October 21, 2009.[4] Speaker Natalegawa is also a prominent speaker in various societies. He has addressed the University of Oxford Asia-Pacific Society.[5] He was also a speaker for the University of Essex Malaysian Society.[6] and at the University of Essex[7] regarding South-East Asia and its Regional Power. Natalegawa was also the speaker in the London Metropolitan University regarding Indonesia's increasing international openness.[8] He has also given a speech and was the speaker at the Cambridge University Asia Law and Business Association (CUALA) at Selwyn College, University of Cambridge.[9] Family life Natalegawa is married to the Thai-born Sranya Bamrungphong,[10] and has three children; Annisa, Anantha and Andreyka. References 1. ^ a b http://www.indonesianembassy.org.uk/embassy_cv_dubes.html 2. ^ http://yosef-ardi.blogspot.com/2005/11/marty-natalegawa-new-ambassador-to-uk.html 3. ^ http://www.nowpublic.com/politics/new-indonesian-ambassador-presents-credentials-un-chief 4. ^ [1] | Indonesia's Yudhoyono unveils rainbow cabinet, AFP, Oct. 21, 2009 5. ^ http://www.ouaps.org.uk/past_speakers.shtml 6. ^ http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~msoc/speakers.htm 7. ^ http://www.essex.ac.uk/news/2006/nr20060314.htm 8. ^ http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/news/latest-news/october-december-2006.cfm 9. ^ http://www-student.newn.cam.ac.uk/jcr/index.php?inc=news/news060307 10. ^ http://dwplondonmedia.blogsome.com/2006/12/01/ibu-sranya-natalegawa/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Natalegawa