Annual Foreign Policy Lecture

The Tenth Annual Foreign Policy Lecture: Indonesia’s Place in the ASEAN Community, & its Perspective on Asia-Pacific developments & trends

Given by HE Dr Hassan Wirajuda, Foreign Minister of Indonesia 2001-2009

Date: 14 December 2011
Time: 5.30 pm
Venue : Lecture Theatre 2, Rutherfords House, Victoria University of Wellington, Bunny Street Entrance

Bio: Dr Wirajuda is a law graduate from the University of Indonesia. He also has a doctorate from the University of Virginia, a Master of Laws from Harvard, and a Master of Arts from the Fletcher School of Diplomacy. He held several senior posts during his diplomatic career with the Indonesian foreign service; they included Director of International Organisations in the Department of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador to Egypt, and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and international agencies in Geneva .Immediately before being appointed Foreign Minister he was Director-General of Political Affairs in the ministry. As Foreign Minister he served under the presidencies of Megawati Sukarnoputri and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

The NZ Institute of International Affairs acknowledges assistance from the following in arranging this address:

Victoria University of Wellington

Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia

in making arrangements for this function

RSVP Attendance only by : Email: Annual For Policy Lecture

Previous Foreign Policy Lectures

10th Foreign Policy Lecture - HE Dr Hassan Wirajuda, Foreign Minister of Indonesia 2001-2009

9th Foreign Policy Lecture - Professor Simon S C Tay, President of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs

8th Foreign Policy Lecture - Professor the Hon Gareth Evans AO QC, Director of the International Crisis Group & former Australian Foreign Minister

7th Foreign Policy Lecture - H.E. Mr Kamalesh Sharma, Commonwealth Secretary-General

6th Foreign Policy Lecture - Dr Hans Blix, Chairman of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission

5th Foreign Policy Lecture - Dr Han Sui Sen, a former Foreign Minister of Korea

4th Foreign Policy Lecture - Richard Manning, Millennium Development Goals and the specific role of the OECD Development Assistance Committee

3rd Foreign Policy Lecture - Sir Shridath Ramphal, former Commonwealth Secretary-General and former Foreign Minister of Guyana.

2nd Foreign Policy Lecture - Sir Michael Quinlan, former Permanent Head, UK Ministry of Defence

1st Foreign Policy Lecture - Hugh White, Head of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute

All speeches are published in the NZIR.

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