Suwartini Wirta

Suwartini Wirta
Ambassador of Indonesia to Croatia
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 November 2021
Preceded bySjachroedin Zainal Pagaralam
Personal details
Born (1964-09-22) 22 September 1964

Suwartini Sukardi Wirta (born 22 September 1964) is an Indonesian diplomat who has been serving as the ambassador to Croatia since 2021. Previously, he was the deputy chief of mission at the embassy in Ottawa and chief of planning and organization of the foreign ministry.

Biography

Suwartini was born on 22 September 1964.[1] She had been posted to Indonesian representatives abroad, including at the Indonesian consulate general in San Francisco as a vice consul since 26 June 2000.[2] She returned to the foreign ministry and was placed as chief of budgeting control section within the foreign ministry's secretariat general, serving under secretary general Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat. In a trial held in 2014, Sudjanan was found guilty of misappropriating fatigue money during international seminars and conferences held by the foreign minsitry from 2004 to 2005, with Suwartini receiving 165 million rupiahs (about $17,000) from Sudjanan.[3][4] Suwartini had been investigated as a witness in the case three years earlier.[5]

On 12 April 2012, she became the chief of the foreign ministry's financial bureau.[6] Shortly upon assuming office, the ministry received an unqualified opinion from the audit board, and she immediately sent a memo to all foreign ministry units detailing the steps necessary for preparing the next years financial report.[7] She noted that the financial reports had some outstanding issues, such as negative unpaid third-party contributions, and warned that the issue would cause the foreign ministry's financial reports to fall back to a "disclaimer" opinion if it is not fixed.[8]

In 2015, Suwartini became the deputy chief of mission at the embassy in Ottawa.[9] She briefly became the chargé d'affaires ad interim on two occasions: during the ambassador's leave of absence in 2016[10] and during the transition to the new ambassador in 2018.[11] She left her post on March 2018. By 4 April 2018, Suwartini assumed office as the chief of planning and organization within the foreign ministry's secretariat general.[12]

In June 2021, Suwartini was nominated by President Joko Widodo as ambassador for Croatia .[13] Upon passing an assessment by the House of Representative's first commission in July,[14] she was installed as ambassador on 17 November.[15] She presented his credentials to the President of Croatia Zoran Milanović on 16 February 2022.[16] Early in her term, Suwartini planned to expand cooperation in defense, cybersecurity, and healthcare, and stated Indonesia's interests in using Croatian ports in Rijeka, Zadar, Split, for cargo distribution across Europe.[17] She was also involved in coordinating and facilitating the sister city cooperation proposal between Denpasar and Zadar.[18]

References

  1. ^ Manual IKU Biro Perencanaan dan Organisasi 2021 (PDF) (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Biro Perencanaan dan Organisasi Kementerian Luar Negeri Republik Indonesia. January 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  2. ^ Foreign Consular Offices in the United States. Department of State. 1999. p. 48.
  3. ^ Laluhu, Sabir (30 April 2014). "Kronologi munculnya uang lelah di Kemenlu" [Chronology of the Emergence of Fatigue Money at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs]. SINDOnews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  4. ^ Natalia, Desca Lidya; Maryati (25 June 2014). "Mantan Sekjen Deplu dituntut tiga tahun penjara" [Former Foreign Ministry Secretary General sentenced to three years in prison]. ANTARA News (in Indonesian). ANTARA. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  5. ^ Rastika, Icha (29 December 2011). "KPK Periksa Erwin Gutawa" [KPK Questions Erwin Gutawa]. Kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Menlu Lantik 23 Pejabat Eselon I dan II" [Foreign Minister Inaugurates 23 Senior Officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs]. Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations, WTO and Other International Organizations in Geneva. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  7. ^ Widhi, Nina Kurnia; Surya, M. Aji (September 2013). "Wow, Akhirnya Wtp Murni Juga" [Wow, Finally a Pure Unqualified Opinion] (PDF). QuAs (in Indonesian). Inspectorate General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  8. ^ Surya, M. Aji (September 2013). "Ini (Hanya) Soal Komitmen" [This (Is Only) About Commitment] (PDF). QuAs (in Indonesian). Inspectorate General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  9. ^ Bogdan, Roy (2015). Global Affairs Canada (ed.). Diplomatic, Consular and Other Representatives in Canada (PDF). Library and Archives Canada. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  10. ^ Faiz, Ahmad (5 June 2016). "Dukung Rio Haryanto, KBRI Ottawa Gelar Buka Puasa Bersama" [Supporting Rio Haryanto, Indonesian Embassy in Ottawa Holds Iftar Gathering]. Tempo.co (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  11. ^ Massabuau, Dini Kusmana (7 February 2018). "Bendera Indonesia kembali berkibar di ajang Internasional di Ottawa" [The Indonesian Flag Flies Again at an International Event in Ottawa]. Surat Dunia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  12. ^ Sudrajat, Ilham (6 April 2018). "16 Pimpinan Tinggi Pratama Kemlu Dilantik" [16 Senior Primary Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Inaugurated]. Koran Jakarta (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  13. ^ Alfons, Matius. "Daftar 33 Calon Dubes yang Bakal Diuji DPR: Fadjroel hingga Rosan Roeslani". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  14. ^ Ramadhan, Ardito; Galih, Bayu (12 July 2021). "Fit and Proper Test 17 Calon Dubes Saat Pandemi, Ini Skema yang Disiapkan DPR" [Fit and Proper Test for 17 Ambassador Candidates During the Pandemic, This Is the Scheme Prepared by the DPR]. Kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  15. ^ "12 Dubes RI Baru, Tokoh NU hingga Eks Petinggi Sinarmas" [12 New Indonesian Ambassadors, NU Figure to Former Sinarmas Executive]. CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 18 November 2021. p. 2. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  16. ^ Beljan, Marko (16 February 2022). "Ambassador of Republic of Indonesia Presents Credentials to President of the Republic". President of the Republic of Croatia (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  17. ^ Stašević, Ina (26 November 2022). "Omogućiti globalnu sigurnost opskrbe hranom i energijom" [Enabling Global Security of Food and Energy Supply]. Glas Slavonije (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  18. ^ Putra, Raka Prama (4 April 2024). "Kota Denpasar dan Kota Zadar Jajaki Kerja Sama Sister City" [Denpasar City and Zadar City Explore Sister City Cooperation]. Pos Bali (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
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