Career
After his studies,Ardi Hermawan joined the foreign ministry in 1988. His proficiency in French led to his first diplomatic assignment at the embassy in Paris. [2] His career progressed,and from 2006 to 2008 he was appointed as chief of planning in the foreign ministry's personnel bureau. He was assigned to the embassy in Tokyo,where he became chief of political affairs with the rank of minister counsellor,before being promoted in 2010 as the deputy chief of mission until 2012. [1] He was then appointed as director for consular affairs in 2012,serving in the position until 2014. [3]
Upon service in the foreign ministry,Ardi was appointed as the consul general in San Francisco,where he received recognition from the United States Department of State on 21 November 2014. [4] During his tenure,Ardi welcomed the arrival of President Joko Widodo at the city. [5] He also oversaw the introduction of the Kartu Masyarakat Indonesia di Luar Negeri (KMILN),a card designed for Indonesian citizens living abroad,offering them recognition and potential benefits. [6] He served as consul general in 2017,before being appointed as assistant deputy for Asia Pacific marketing in the tourism ministry in 2018. [1] Shortly after his appointment,the ministry was reorganized with the creative economy agency to form the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy/Tourism and Creative Economy agency. He was appointed as the director of investment management in the new agency on 5 February 2020. [7]
On 4 June 2021,Ardi was officially nominated by President Joko Widodo as ambassador to Bahrain. [8] Upon passing an assessment by the House of Representative's first commission in July, [9] Ardi was installed on 25 October. [10] He presented his credentials to the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on 8 February 2022. [11]
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