Indonesia is ready to name the American-educated technocrat as its Ambassador in Washington and end a long-term free space in a key diplomatic post at a time when Southeast Asia recalibrates business and business ties with the largest economy in the world.
Jakarta’s legislators approved Dwisuryo Indroyono Soaesilo as an ambassador to the US after a closed door screen, Bloomberg News said Vice -President of Parliament Kadir. Sionsilo, 70, is a former Cabinet Minister and an expert on geologist and veteran of naval administration.
His nomination awaits a formal nod from President Prabowo Subiant, who is also expected to reveal the slate of the ambassadors to announce. Appointment also requires US logout.
The two -year absence of Ambassador in Washington, along with several other widespread vacancies, brought criticism of former officials and analysts. It is said that the gaps have weakened the Indonesian diplomatic lever effect in the middle of the shift of global alliances and economic pressures. Prabowo monitors closer ties with countries, including China and Russia, trying to negotiate an agreement on tariffs with the US, one of the largest export markets.
A recent post on the social media of the former US Ambassador Dino Patti Djalem, who urged Prabowo to quickly occupy positions, brought more than half a million views. Foreign Minister Sugiono said last month that the delay was “our fault”, quoted calls in the selection of suitable candidates.
Sionsilo, whose father served as a US ambassador in the 80s under the former ruler Suharto, did not respond to Bloomberg’s request for commentary. At the beginning of this month he acknowledged his review of the local media, but said the process was not completed.
Sionsilo won the title of postgraduate studies at the University of Michigan and the University of Iowa before devoting much of her naval research and fishing policy, including Indonesian government agencies.
He briefly worked as a director of fishing and aquaculture at the UN UN UN Agriculture and later as a coordination Minister of Maritime Affairs under former President Joko Widodo. He has not yet held a diplomatic contribution.
The nomination is part of a wider diplomatic rotation including 24 ambassadorial places, including missions in Germany, the UN and North Korea. The names are designed by president and tips mostly suggest that Prabowo prefers political loyalty and technocratic expertise on traditional diplomatic experiences for larger roles.
He proposed a former member of the campaign team as an envoy to Malaysia and a one -off consultant for a mission in Singapore, a significant channel for foreign investment in Indonesia. The local media said that the nurse and advisor Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, a power plant that supported the Prabowo presidential offer, is expected to serve as an ambassador in Japan.
Instead, career diplomats were nominated for positions considered less politically sensitive, including Germany, Vietnam and the UN.
Foreign policy experts have expressed concern about the shift in the diplomatic strategy for the fourth popular nation in the world, especially due to the uncertainties around American political dynamics.
In the case of Washington’s representation, “The most important thing about it is the approach and experience with Trump himself,” said Dedi Dinarto, head analyst Indonesia and head of collaborator in the strategic advisory company Global Counsel LLC. “Indonesia risks that it is omitted from key conversations if his best envoy cannot navigate in this environment.”
Since entering the office last year, Prabowo has often traveled, including visits to China, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, neighbors, Russia and Europe. He recently participated in the BRICS summit in Brazil – the first since Indonesia joined the block at the beginning of this year – and in the coming days it has been scheduled for meetings in Brussels and Paris.
“In the government -style government, such as this, where the President dominates all foreign policy decisions, even the appointment of capable ambassadors is difficult,” said Nicky D. Fahrizal, researcher of foreign policy at the Strategic and International Studies in Jakarta. “Even ambassadors with strong diplomatic data can find themselves helpless.”
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