Nadjib Riphat Kesoema

Nadjib Riphat Kesoema DSG (born 23 March 1953) is an Indonesian diplomat and Ambassador to Australia and Vanuatu. He has been awarded four cultural awards from Belgium including Chevalier d'honorarium (knight) from the Haute Confrerie Royal du Noble Corcieli of the city of Oostende as well as the Order of St. Gregory the Great - The Holy See by Pope John Paul II.

He was Deputy Minister of the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs from 2011 to 2012 and also Ambassador to the European Union, Belgium and Luxembourg from 2006 to 2010. He is the first Ambassador to Belgium with the accreditation to both European Union and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

In 2013, following the allegations of mobile phone tapping by the Australian government on Indonesian's high raking officials in the Australia–Indonesia spying scandal, Nadjib was recalled immediately as a sign of protest by the Indonesian Government. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott initially declined to apologise or comment on the matter, prompting accusations from President Yudhoyono that he had "belittled" Indonesia's response to the issue.

Early life

Born at Medan, Riphat graduated from Padjajaran University in 1975 where he studied Political Psychology.

Career

Nadjib joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from university. Between 1986 and 1989, Riphat served as First Secretary for Political Affairs at the Indonesian Embassy in Oslo, Norway. Following

Honours

Chevalier d'honorarium (knight) from the Haute Confrerie Royal du Noble Corcieli of the city of Oostende, 2009. Order of St. Gregory the Great, 1994