D-8 Secretary General Assumed New Strategic Post: Precious Chance to Advance Solid Indonesia’s D-8 Cooperation

Jakarta, Indonesia | January 07, 2010 by D-8 Secretariat

D-8 Secretary General, Dipo Alam (left) is officially appointed by the President of the Republic of Indonesia, H.E Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (right) as the Cabinet Secretary Minister of the Government of Indonesia

Yesterday, 6 January 2010, D-8 Secretary General, Dipo Alam, has been officially appointed by the President of the Republic of Indonesia, H.E Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as the Cabinet Secretary Minister of the Government of Indonesia (GoI). The Indonesian Presidential Office announced on Tuesday (5/1) to install a Cabinet Secretary and second batch of vice ministers on Wednesday.

Previously before his tenure as the D-8 Secretary General, Dipo Alam had several positions at the Government of Indonesia, such as in Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) as a senior researcher, and also, at the National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS) as Bureau Chiefs of Industry, Trade, Mining, Technology, Marine, Aeronautics and Environment. His last position before his appointment as Secretary General of D-8 was Deputy Minister of Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs for eight years. In this position he had experiences led international meetings, multilaterally and bilaterally, in several Indonesian join commissions with various countries, also meetings with the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, IMF, and other UN organizations.

Through a formal communication sent yesterday to all member states’ Foreign Ministries and Commissioner, Alam is confident that the new appointment and arrangement will be a gratifying experience for D-8 as well, since this strategic position shall enable him to accelerate GoI decision and policies that related to the cooperation within D-8 Organization as a whole.

The Indonesian Presidential Office announced on Tuesday (5/1) to install a Cabinet Secretary and second batch of vice ministers on Wednesday.

Dipo Alam had been unanimously elected by 8 Head of States for a four-year term (2009-2012) to serve as the Secretary General of D-8 during the 6th D-8 Head of States Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in July 2008. Alam assumed his post as Secretary General in early 2007, when he was assigned for the transitional period of two years. He is considered successful in leading and making noticeable progresses by bringing D-8 Organization into a higher ground among international organisations.

His first step in the office was promoting a more wider and stronger institutional development, by preparing and having the Statutory Document of the Permanent Secretariat. He have also vitalised the D-8 public relations by establishing an effective and efficient website for wider public audience. Under his leadership, D-8 also seek to and gradually expanded its working network with other international organizations, private sectors, and NGOs. Through extensive informational campaign on D-8 Organization, the grouping is now becoming more familiar in the public and global scale.

Photos: Media Indonesia/the Jakarta Post

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