Career
Born in Jambi [1] on 25 April 1967, [2] Hendra holds a bachelor's degree in development economics from the Jambi University and a master's degree in international trade from the Monash University. [3] Since joining the foreign ministry in March 1995, [2] Hendra has been posted to Indonesian representatives abroad,including as a consul at the Indonesian consulate general in New York since 21 March 2000, [4] and at the embassies in Dakar and Mexico City. [2] By 2012,he became the chief of data and working papers within the secretariat of the America and Europe directorate general. [5] Sometime in the mid 2010s,he was posted to the embassy in Bern,becoming the chief of the embassy's economic section with the rank of minister-counsellor. [6] During his tenure,the embassy established a permanent display warehouse for Indonesian products in Basel. [7]
Upon serving in Bern,Hendra was briefly assigned to the directorate for Asia,Pacific,and Africa inter-regional cooperation [2] before assuming office as the director of Europe II,covering Central Europe and Scandinavia,on 4 April 2018. [8] During his tenure,he briefly became the acting director of Europe III,covering Eastern Europe,the Scandinavia,Balkans,and Turkey. [9] He was involved in senior officials meeting with various Central,Eastern and North Europe countries, [3] including accompanying foreign minister Retno Marsudi in a dialogue with her Latvian counterpart in 2019. [10] He represented Indonesia in negotiations for the Indonesia-European Free Trade Association Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. [3]
On 4 May 2021,Hendra became the consul general in Vancouver. [11] Hendra officially began his tenure in July. [12] From July to December 2024,Hendra became the chair of the ASEAN Consuls General in Vancouver (ACGV) Committee. [13] During his chairmanship,the consulate general hosted the 57th ASEAN anniversary celebration. [14] He officially ended his tenure on 30 April 2025 and handed over duties to chargéd'affaires ad interim Pinardi Priambodo. [12]
In August 2024,President Joko Widodo nominated Hendra as Indonesia's ambassador to Panama,with concurrent accreditation to Costa Rica,Honduras,and Nicaragua. He passed a fit and proper test held by the House of Representative's first commission in September that year [15] and was installed by President Prabowo Subianto on 24 March 2025. [16] He presented his credentials to President of Panama JoséRaúl Mulino on 23 July 2025. [17] [18] A day before,Hendra conducted a visit to the Latin American Parliament headquarters in Panama. [19]
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