Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Berlin
Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia di Berlin
Botschaft der Republik Indonesien in Berlin
LocationGermany Berlin, Germany
AddressLehrter Strasse 16-17
10557 Berlin, Germany
Coordinates52°31′46″N 13°21′48″E / 52.529432°N 13.363261°E / 52.529432; 13.363261
AmbassadorArief Havas Oegroseno
Websiteindonesianembassy.de / kemlu.go.id/berlin/en

The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Berlin (Indonesian: Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia di Berlin; German: Botschaft der Republik Indonesien in Berlin) is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the Federal Republic of Germany.[1] In addition to the embassy, Indonesia has two consulate generals in Frankfurt[2] and Hamburg.[3]

The first Indonesian ambassador to West Germany was Alexander Andries Maramis (1953–1956).[4] The first Indonesian ambassador to East Germany was Suparman who was appointed in 1975.[5] The current ambassador to Germany, Arief Havas Oegroseno, was appointed by President Joko Widodo on 20 February 2018.[6]

History

Diplomatic relations between Indonesia and West Germany were established in 1952. At that time, a Permanent Representative Office and consulate were initially established in Bonn. This office was elevated to embassy level in 1954.[7] A consulate was also opened in West Berlin.[8] In East Germany, a Permanent Representative Office was established in East Berlin in 1973, which was elevated to embassy level in 1976.[7]

After the reunification of Germany on 3 October 1990, the Indonesian government sought to consolidate its diplomatic missions in the former two countries of East Germany and West Germany. On 17 January 1991, the embassy in the former East Berlin and the consulate in the former West Berlin were closed. In turn, a consulate general was established in the newly unified Berlin.[7][9] The embassy in Bonn thus became the main diplomatic mission of Indonesia in the unified Germany. However, when the capital of Germany moved from Bonn to Berlin in 1999, the Indonesian embassy also moved to Berlin. Subsequently, the consulate general in Berlin was moved to Frankfurt.[7][10]

The chancery in Bonn has been located in two separate locations. Until 1979, the chancery was located at Kurt-Schumacher-Straße (formerly named Drachenfelsstraße).[11][12][13] In 1980, a new chancery was built at Bernkasteler Straße 2 and was used until the embassy moved to Berlin.[14] After the embassy moved to Berlin, the Indonesian government kept ownership of the building at Bernkasteler Straße 2. It eventually was put up for sale in 2016.[14][15] In 2019, the Indonesian government started plans to build a new chancery that would replace the chancery at the current location on Lehrter Strasse in Berlin. The new chancery would be built on a site that the government bought in Tiergarten, Berlin's diplomatic enclave.[16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Berlin, Germany". The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Berlin, Germany. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  2. ↑ "Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Frankfurt, Germany". Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Frankfurt, Germany. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  3. ↑ "Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Hamburg, Germany". Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Hamburg, Germany. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  4. ↑ Parengkuan, Fendy E. W. (1982). A.A. Maramis, SH (in Indonesian). Jakarta: National Inventory and Documentation Project, Directorate of History and Traditional Values, Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia. p. 86.
  5. ↑ "RI Harus Perkuat Perdamaian Demi Pembangunan" [RI Must Strengthen Peace for Development]. Suara Karya (in Indonesian). 1975-12-01. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  6. ↑ Ihsanuddin (2018-02-20). "Presiden Lantik 17 Duta Besar, dari Muliaman Hadad hingga Todung Mulya Lubis" [President Appoints 17 Ambassadors, from Muliaman Hadad to Todung Mulya Lubis]. Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Profil KBRI Berlin" [Embassy's Profile] (in Indonesian). Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Berlin, Germany. Archived from the original on 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  8. ↑ Annual Report. Bank Negara Indonesia. 1989. p. 90.
  9. ↑ Keputusan Presiden Nomor 2 Tahun 1991 tentang Perwakilan Republik Indonesia untuk Republik Federal Jerman [Presidential Decree No. 2 in 1991 regarding Representation of the Republic of Indonesia to the Federal Republic of Germany] (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  10. ↑ "Mereka Yang Tak Kembali" [Remembering Those Who Never Came Back]. Detik News (in Indonesian). 2009-08-18. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  11. ↑ "Villa Kurt-Schumacher-Straße 4: zeitweilig Kanzlei der Botschaft der Republik Indonesien, Sitz der Hessischen Landesvertretung beim Bund" [Villa Kurt-Schumacher-Straße 4: location of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, seat of the Hessian State Representation in the Federal Government] (in German). Kultur. Landschaft. Digital., Landschaftsverband Rheinland. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  12. ↑ "Liste der diplomatischen Missionen und Handelsvertretungen ausländischer Staaten in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Stand: 1. Februar 1966)" [List of diplomatic missions and commercial representations of foreign states in the Federal Republic of Germany (as of 1 February 1966)] (PDF) (in German). Hessian Minister of the Interior. 1966. p. 873.
  13. ↑ "Liste der diplomatischen Missionen und Handelsvertretungen ausländischer Staaten in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Stand: 25. September 1968)" [List of diplomatic missions and commercial representations of foreign states in the Federal Republic of Germany (as of 25 September 1968)] (PDF) (in German). Hessian Minister of the Interior. 1970. p. 1210.
  14. 1 2 "Indonesian Embassy for sale". General Anzeiger. 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  15. ↑ Sulistyorini, Desi (2016-11-12). "Informasi Lelang Bekas Gedung KBRI di Kota Bonn" [Information about the Sale of the Former Chancery of the Indonesian Embassy in Bonn]. The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Berlin, Germany. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  16. ↑ Atmanta, Dwi (2019-09-23). "Indonesia to build new embassy in Berlin". Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
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