Kartika Candra Negara
Kartika Candra Negara | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of Indonesia to Mozambique and Malawi | |
| Assumed office 24 March 2025 | |
| President | Prabowo Subianto |
| Preceded by | Herry Sudrajat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 October 1969 |
| Spouse | Novita Nugraheny |
| Education | Airlangga University Rijksuniversitair Centrum Antwerpen |
Kartika Candra Negara (born 26 September 1969) is an Indonesian diplomat who currently serves as the ambassador to Mozambique, with concurrent accreditation to Malawi, since 2025. Previously he was the director for inter institutional relations within the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy and consul general in Dubai.
Early life
Born on 26 September 1969, in Blitar, Kartika holds a bachelor's degree in international relations from the Airlangga University and a master's degree in global management and development at the Rijksuniversitair Centrum Antwerpen, now the University of Antwerp.[1]
Career
Kartika started his career in March 1995.[2] He was assigned as the chief of counterterrorism outside UN framework section within the foreign department from 2005 to 2007,[1] before being posted abroad to the political affairs section of the embassy in Washington D.C. with the rank of first secretary.[3][4]
He returned to Indonesia in 2011, and was assigned as deputy director (chief of subdirectorate) for other regional organizations in 2012.[1] After a three-year stint,[1] he was sent to the embassy in Ottawa to head its economic affairs section with the rank of minister-counsellor.[5][6] He was then appointed as the director for inter-institutional and international relations of the Creative Economy Agency in 2018, serving until the agency was usurped by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy in 2019.[1] In the new ministry, Kartika provisionally assumed duties as director for inter-institutional relations until his permanent appointment on 5 February 2020.[7] Several months later, on 7 December Kartika was posted to Dubai as consul general.[8]
In August 2024, President Joko Widodo nominated Kartika as Indonesia's ambassador to Mozambique, with concurrent accreditation to Malawi. He passed a fit and proper test held by the House of Representative's first commission in September that year[9] and was installed by President Prabowo Subianto on 24 March 2025.[10] Upon his appointment to Mozambique and Malawi, he addressed the lack of mutual information exchange and understanding between the people of Indonesia and Southern Africa. To address this, his priority has been to utilize preferential trade agreement between Indonesia and Mozambique, which is a key milestone as Mozambique is the only African country with such. Kartika views Mozambique as a strategic gateway for Indonesian products to reach other landlocked countries in Southern Africa, such as Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi. Additionally, he has advocated for the establishment of a bilateral investment treaty to provide legal protection and encourage Indonesian investors to expand into the region.[11] He received his duties from chargé d'affaires ad interim Budi Santoso on 23 June 2025.[12] He presented his credentials to the President of Mozambique Daniel Chapo on 11 September 2025.[13]
Personal life
Kartika is married to Novita Nugraheny.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Data Profil Pimpinan". Kementerian Pariwisata dan Ekonomi Kreatif. 6 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ "PENGUMUMAN NOMOR: Pengumuman/00340/KP/11/2017/03 TENTANG HASIL SELEKSI ADMINISTRASI SELEKSI TERBUKA JABATAN PIMPINAN TINGGI (JPT) PRATAMA PERIODE III KEMENTERIAN LUAR NEGERI TAHUN ANGGARAN 2017" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 15 November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "Staff of the Embassy of The Republic of Indonesia - Washington DC". Embassy of The Republic of Indonesia, Washington, D.C. 13 June 2010. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Iceland -- Italy". U.S. Department of State. Office of the Chief of Protocol. July 1, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
- ^ Diplomatic, Consular & Other Representatives in Canada (PDF). Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada. October 2015. p. 67. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
- ^ "Embassy of Indonesia in Ottawa » Embassy Staff". Embassy of Indonesia in Ottawa. Government of Indonesia. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ Sofia, Hanni (5 February 2020). "Menparekraf lantik pejabat tinggi untuk struktur baru kementeriannya" [Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy inaugurates senior officials for his ministry's new structure]. ANTARA News (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ "Menteri Luar Negeri Lantik 3 Konsul Jenderal" [Foreign Minister Appoints 3 Consuls General]. International Media (in Indonesian). 7 December 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ Anggrainy, Firda Cynthia (17 September 2024). "Ini Daftar Calon Dubes LBBP Ikut Uji Kelayakan di DPR, Ada Junimart Girsang" [Here is the List of Prospective Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassadors Undergoing Feasibility Test at DPR, Including Junimart Girsang]. detikNews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ Harahap, Ricki Putra (March 24, 2025). "President Prabowo Appoints 31 New Indonesian Ambassadors". Jakarta Globe (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ "Kiprah Alumnus UNAIR sebagai Duta Besar RI untuk Mozambik dan Malawi" [The Role of UNAIR Alumnus as Indonesian Ambassador to Mozambique and Malawi]. UNAIR News (in Indonesian). Universitas Airlangga. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ "Serangkaian Acara Serah Terima Jabatan" [Series of Handover of Duties Events]. Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia di Maputo (in Indonesian). Kementerian Luar Negeri Republik Indonesia. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ "President receives letters of credence from diplomats of 11 countries". 360 Mozambique. 360 Mozambique. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2025.