Noer Hassan Wirajuda (born July 9, 1948 in

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) is an Indonesian politician who was the

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of Indonesia from 2001 to 2009. He served during the presidencies of

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and

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Education

Wirajuda earned a

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from the

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(1981), a Master of Law (LL.M) from

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School of Law (1985), and a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (MALD) from the

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(1984). In 1971, he graduated from the Faculty of Law of the

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and in 1976, he spent a year at

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in the

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earning a Certificate in Diplomacy.

Diplomatic career

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by training and a

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by choice, Wirajuda has held several important posts including Director-General of Political Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (July 2000 - August 2001), Ambassador and

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to the

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and other international organizations in

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(December 1998 - July 2000), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to

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(October 1997 - December 1998), and Director of International Organizations of the Department of Foreign Affairs (1993–1997). On February 6, 2009, Wirajuda criticized

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for their abuse of

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, after nearly 400 Rohingya refugees were rescued off the coast of

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in the first month of 2009. In 2007 he chaired the first Indonesia-UK forum alongside British foreign minister

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. Wirajuda was the proponent of the

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Political and Security Community (of the three pillars of ASEAN Community) with core values in the promotion of democracy, respect for human rights, good governance and the establishment of an ASEAN Human Rights body which would later become the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR). He actively championed for a more inclusive and balanced East Asia, as reflected by the first East Asia Summit of 16 member states in 2005. On October 22, 2009,

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was appointed foreign minister. During his diplomatic career, Wirajuda also assisted the establishment of the Indonesian

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(Komnas HAM).

Notes

External links

Profile at TokohIndonesia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wirajuda, Hassan 1948 births Living people Indonesian Muslims People from Tangerang Sundanese people Foreign ministers of Indonesia Ambassadors of Indonesia to Egypt University of Indonesia alumni University of Virginia School of Law alumni Harvard Law School alumni