Retno Marsudi

Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi (born 27 November 1962) is an Indonesian diplomat. She has been Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet of Joko Widodo since 2014. She is the first female minister in that post. She was the Indonesian Ambassador to the Netherlands from 2012 to 2014. She was also Ambassador to Iceland and Norway from 2005 to 2008.
Early life and education.
Marsudi was born in Semarang. She graduated from SMAN 3 Semarang. She graduated from Gadjah Mada University in 1985 in International Relations. She then earned a Master's degree in International European Law &amp; Policy at The Hague University of Applied Science. She also followed the Foreign Ministry training program at the Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael.
Career in the diplomatic service.
Marsudi joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after university. Between 1997 and 2001, Marsudi was First Secretary for Economic Affairs at the Indonesian Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands. In 2001, she became Director of Europe and America Affairs. Marsudi was promoted to Director of West Europe Affairs in 2003.
In 2005, Marsudi became the Indonesian Ambassador to Norway and Iceland. She was awarded the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit in December 2011. Marsudi was the first Indonesian to receive the award. She also studied human rights for a short time at the University of Oslo. Marsudi returned to Jakarta and became Director General for European and American Affairs.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made Marsudi Indonesian Ambassador to the Netherlands in 2011. She has also led negotiations and meetings with the EU, ASEM, and FEALAC.
Political career.
On 27 October 2014, President Joko Widodo made Marsudi Minister of Foreign Affairs.
In 2021, Marsudi was became co-chair – with Karina Gould and Lia Tadesse – of the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC) Engagement Group.