In an opinion piece which appeared in Kompas newspaper on Oct 21, around the one-year mark of Prabowo’s presidency, former Indonesian ambassador to Ukraine, Yuddy Chrisnandi, noted that Prabowo’s visits have resulted in many investment pledges worth a total of more than US$112 billion.
But the president, he wrote, still needs experienced diplomats to turn these pledges into realities.
“The president, as the real foreign minister, needs to be supported … by experienced individuals with proven track records in leading diplomatic missions, so they can serve as dynamic counterparts in jointly formulating international diplomatic agendas with the president,” wrote Yuddy, who is…