The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Canberra () is the diplomatic mission of

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, which also doubles as the former's mission to

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. The current ambassador, Siswo Pramono, took office in October 2021. Consulate Generals of Indonesia are also present in the cities of

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and Darwin.

History

Indonesia's first representative in Australia, Usman Sastroamidjojo, was assigned in June 1947 during the

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as "chief of the diplomatic and consular service for the Indonesian Republic". Initially located in

, the representation moved to

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in 1949, moving from Hotel Canberra to Deakin before permanently establishing itself in the current embassy location at Yarralumla in August 1971. The building itself had commenced construction since January 1970. The original building was designed by George Holland, and featured a display pavilion called "Wisma Wista Budaya". An additional office block was constructed between 1983 and 1984. A second display hall, named "Balai Kartini" after

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, was completed in 1986. The embassy was targeted by a bioterrorism hoax in 2005 during the trial of

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. In 2015, a week after the executions of Andrew Chan and

Myuran Sukumaran Myuran Sukumaran (17 April 1981 – 29 April 2015) was an Australian who was convicted in Indonesia of drug trafficking as a member of the Bali Nine. In 2005, Sukumaran was arrested in a room at the Melasti Hotel in Kuta, Bali with eight othe ...

, a

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team was called to the embassy due to presence of a suspicious package containing white powder.

Gallery

Indonesian Embassy in Canberra July 2014.jpg, The embassy in July 2014 Australias_indonesian_embassy.jpg, Entrance of the embassy

References

External links

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Australia–Indonesia relations 1971 establishments in Australia Buildings and structures completed in 1971