Dino Patti Djalal

Founder of Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia Former Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Indonesia Former Ambassador of Indonesia to the United States

Dr. Dino Patti Djalal is Founder of Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI). Previously, he was a career diplomat and ambassador, best selling author, accomplished academic, youth activist, and leader of the Indonesian diaspora community.

Dino Patti Djalal joined Indonesia's Department of Foreign Affairs in 1987. He quickly rose through the ranks, with postings in London, Dili and Washington DC. In 2002, he was appointed Director for North American Affairs. In 2004, when President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono began his term, Dino was appointed Special Staff of the President for International Affairs. In that capacity, Dino assumed many roles: Presidential spokesperson, foreign policy adviser to the President, speech writer. Dino kept this job for 6 years until 2010, making him the longest serving Presidential spokesperson in Indonesia's modern history. From 2010 to 2013, Dino served as Indonesia's ambassador to the United States, where he succeeded in elevating bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Partnership. In June 2014, Dino was appointed Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, until October that year.

Dr. Dino has authored 9 books. Most well known is Harus Bisa, a book about leadership, which became a national best seller in Indonesia with some 2 million copies sold, and translated into English, Mandarin, Korean, Russian, French, Arabic, Japanese.

In 2015, Dr. Dino Djalal retired from Government. He has founded the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia, which now has become the largest foreign policy group in the country.