The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in London ( id, Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia di London) is the
diplomatic mission
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of
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
in the
United Kingdom
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and
concurrently accredited to the
Republic of Ireland
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. From shortly after independence until the end of February 2017, the embassy was located at 38
Grosvenor Square, a leasehold building in
Mayfair, close to the (now former) location of the
American embassy.
On 1 March 2017, the embassy moved to 30 Great Peter Street in
Westminster
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, a 60,000 square foot freehold building purchased by Indonesia for £40 million.
History
The first diplomatic representative of Indonesia in the United Kingdom was Dr. Subandrio, who served from 1949 until 1954. There have been 20 ambassadors over the years, including two air marshals, a lieutenant and
Marty Natalegawa
Raden Mohammad Marty Muliana Natalegawa, more commonly known as Marty Natalegawa (born 22 March 1963 in Bandung, West Java), is an Indonesian diplomat and was the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet. He served as ...
, who later served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia.
There are currently 10 departments in the embassy, including 2 Defence Attachés, 1 Transportation Attaché, 1 Trade Attaché and 1 Educational Attaché.
Gallery
File:Embassy_of_Indonesia_in_London_1.jpg, Former chancery at 38 Grosvenor Square
File:Indonesian Embassy - geograph.org.uk - 1422579.jpg, Former chancery at 38 Grosvenor Square
See also
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Indonesia-United Kingdom relations
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List of diplomatic missions of Indonesia
The Republic of Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous country, holds significant diplomatic weight in Southeast Asia (as the seat of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations), the Non-Aligned Movement, and within the Islamic world as the ...
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List of ambassadors of Indonesia to the United Kingdom
References
External links
Official website
{{Diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
Indonesia–United Kingdom relations