APBO: Dr. Dino Djalal, Indonesian Ambassador to the U.S.

Place and Date of Birth: Belgrade, 10 September 1965
Education:
• Maclean High School, Virginia (1981)
• Bachelor's Degree in Political Science - Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada)
• Masters Degree in Political Science - Simon Fraser University (British Columbia, Canada).
• PhD - the London School of Economics and Political Science (2000)

Career:
• Joined the Department of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia (1987)
• Diplomatic Assignments in Dili, London and Washington DC (1987-2002)
• Director for North American Affairs (2002-2004)
• Special Staff for International Affairs and Presidential Spokesperson for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (2004-2010)

Publications:
• "The geopolitics of Indonesia's maritime territorial policy" (Jakarta : CSIS, 1996)
• "Transforming Indonesia" (Jakarta : Gramedia, 2005)
• "Indonesia on the move" (Jakarta : Gramedia, 2006); later translated into "Indonesia Unggul" (Jakarta : Gramedia, 2008)
• "Harus Bisa !" (Jakarta : Red and White, 2008)
• "Energi Positif" (Jakarta : Red and White, 2009)

Other Achievements:
• Awarded the 'Bintang Jasa Utama' medal from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (2010) It is one of the highest honors awarded by the Indonesian government to civilians for their distinguished services and contributions to the nation.
• Named as one of 500 most influential Muslims, based on political category, published by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies, an independent research entity based in Amman, Jordan. (2010)

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