Scene And Heard

Rizal Sukma
Back To Alma Mater Land

IT will be like strolling down memory lane for Rizal Sukma and his wife Hana Satriyo when they leave for the bright lights of London soon. Rizal, who is executive director of the Center for Strategic International Studies and presidential advisor on foreign policy, was recently appointed the Indonesian ambassador for the United Kingdom and Ireland. Rizal got his PhD in international relations from the London School of Economics, while Hana, who is currently director for environmental governance and the gender focal point at the Asia Foundation in Jakarta, got her Masters degree at the School for Oriental and Asian Studies in international politics of Asia. But it will be a far cry from their carefree student days in the late 1900s. This time around, there will be more diplomatic duties filled with protocol. For sure, they will not need too much briefing or orientation on life in London, recalling well the ins and outs of the city. So, we bid them selamat jalan and selamat bertugas.

September 15, 2015