The Romanian Institute for Europe-Asia Studies welcomes H.E. Ambassador R.M. Michael Tene as our newest Honorary Member

H.E. Ambassador R.M. Michael Tene is a senior Indonesian diplomat. He served at Indonesian Embassies in London (1997-2001) and Washington DC (2005-2009). He was a Spokeperson of the Indonesian MFA (2010-2014) and an Ambassador/Deputy Permanent Representative at the Permanent Mission of Indonesia for the UN and other international organizations in Geneva (2015-2018). He also served as the Deputy Secretary General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs (2019-2021) and the Deputy Secretary General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political Security Community (2021-2024).

Concurrently, Ambassador Michael Tene is a very fine and deep thinking observer and analyst of the world international developments, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. As a very recently (up to February 2024) Deputy Secretary General of ASEAN for Political Security Community – the first out of the three important ASEAN Communities, his opinions, considerations and suggestions on ASEAN are of an inestimable value.

Ambassador Michael Tene accepted the IRSEA Honorary Award thanking Ambassador (p) Savuica for the honour and was very optimistic about a fruitful, continuous and deepening dialogue with IRSEA, all being of a reciprocal desire and full determination.

In the light of his dedication to diplomacy, outstanding expertise and fruitful experience as well as his continuous, active and stimulating interest toward international relations, IRSEA is pleased and proud to welcome H.E. Ambassador R.M. Michael Tene as Honorary Member of the Romanian Institute for Europe-Asia Studies, which is a member of the European Alliance for Asia Studies - IIAS