Albert Matondang

Albert Matondang
Ambassador of Indonesia to Portugal
In office
20 January 2010 – 2014
PresidentSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Preceded byFrancisco Xavier Lopes da Cruz
Succeeded byMulya Wirana
Deputy for Foreign Policy Coordination
In office
17 March 2005 – 2010
Preceded byAmin Rianom
Succeeded byNadjib Riphat Kesoema
Ambassador of Indonesia to Fiji
In office
30 September 2002 – 28 February 2005
PresidentMegawati Sukarnoputri
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Preceded bySusanto Sutoyo (non-resident)
Succeeded byBambang Guritno
Personal details
EducationTrisakti University (S.H.)

Albert Matondang is an Indonesian diplomat who twice served as an ambassador. He was ambassador to Fiji from 2002 to 2005 and to Portugal from 2010 to 2014. Between his ambassadorial terms, he was the deputy for foreign policy coordination in the office of the coordinating ministry for political, security, and legal affairs.

Education

Albert received his bachelor's degree in law from the Trisakti University in 1976 and completed postgraduate education in diplomacy at the Lady Margaret Hall college of the University of Oxford between 1986 and 1987.[1]

Diplomatic career

Albert began his diplomatic career in 1976, with his maiden overseas posting at the embassy in Tokyo in 1980. He began his tenure as an intern with the rank of attaché[2] before being promoted to a full staff with the rank of third secretary. After several years of service, he was promoted to second secretary, and by 1983 reassigned to the consulate general in Hong Kong. Following a five-year domestic posting, which lasted until 1988, he was sent to Seoul, where he became the embassy's spokesperson with the diplomatic rank of first secretary in charge of socio-cultural and information affairs.[3] After another two years in the foreign ministry, in 1995 he was sent to the embassy in Australia to head its political affairs with the diplomatic rank of minister counsellor.[4][5] Albert then became the foreign department's chief of training and education agency from 1999 to 2002.[1]

In early 2002, president Megawati Sukarnoputri nominated him as Indonesia's first resident ambassador to Fiji[6] following a visit by the foreign department secretary general Arizal Effendi in February that year.[7] He passed the parliamentary selection in June[8] and was sworn in on 30 September 2002.[9] Shortly before his arrival, on 22 August the embassy was opened by the director general of Asia, Pacific, and Africa Makarim Wibisono.[10] He presented his credentials to president Josefa Iloilo in November and paid a courtesy call to prime minister Laisenia Qarase.[11] During his tenure, Albert relayed material and non-material assistance from the Indonesian government to Fiji farmers to improve agriculture outputs.[12] After the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, which devastated Indonesian provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra, the embassy received donations and assistance, which was welcomed by Albert.[13] Albert's term ended on 28 February 2005,[14] and on 17 March 2005 he became the deputy for foreign policy coordination in the office of the coordinating ministry for political, security, and legal affairs.[15]

Albert was nominated by president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as ambassador to Portugal in August 2009. After successfully passing an assessment by the House of Representative's first commission,[16] Albert was sworn in on 20 January 2010.[17] Albert presented his credentials to president on 28 April 2010.[18] During his tenure, he oversaw the signing of an MoU between Indonesia's national news agency Antara and its Portuguese counterpart Lusa in 2011[19] and a state visit from Portuguese president Aníbal Cavaco Silva—the first of its kind—in 2012.[20] Albert retired from diplomacy in 2014 and became a senior counsel for the Jakarta-based Nah’R Murdono law office.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Permata Hijau Suites (2019-03-13). "Diplomat Senior Albert Matondang: "Lebih Cepat Siapkan Hunian, Diaspora Bisa Nyaman dan Tak Terbebani"" [Senior Diplomat Albert Matondang: "The Faster a Residence is Prepared, the More Comfortable and Unburdened the Diaspora Can Be"]. Permata Hijau Suites. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  2. ↑ Japan Directory. Japan Press. 1981. p. 26.
  3. ↑ "KBRI Seoul Protes Keras: Sumpono Bayuaji Bayar Denda 24.000 Dollar AS" [Indonesian Embassy in Seoul Protests Strongly: Sumpono Bayuaji Pays US$24,000 Fine]. Kompas. 1991-06-29. p. 1.
  4. ↑ "AUSTRALIA TO STOP IMPORTING INDONESIAN SHRIMP IN NOVEMBER". The Indonesian National News Agency. Antara. 1996-10-14. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  5. ↑ "EAST TIMOR: INDONESIAN DENIES BANNING AUSTRALIAN SHADOW MINISTER'S VISIT". The Indonesian National News Agency. Antara. 1999-01-27. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  6. ↑ Hari, Kurniawan (30 May 2002). "House to assess 27 envoy candidates". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "INDONESIA TO OPEN FIJI MISSION". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Fiji. 12 February 2002. Archived from the original on 5 June 2002. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  8. ↑ Hari, Kurniawan (13 June 2002). "At least three envoy candidates disqualified". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Presiden Megawati Soekarnoputri Lantik 20 Dubes Baru" [President Megawati Soekarnoputri Installs 20 New Ambassadors]. Kompas. 1 October 2002. p. 2.
  10. ↑ "RI BUKA KEDUTAAN BESAR DI FIJI". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia. 22 August 2002. Archived from the original on 23 October 2002. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "NEW INDONESIAN ENVOY URGED TO STRENGTHEN TIES WITH FIJI". Government of Fiji. 15 November 2002. Archived from the original on 7 May 2003. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Envoy calls on State to help rice farmers". The Fiji Times (1 ed.). 2004-10-28. p. 13. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  13. ↑ Ali, I. (2004-12-29). "We need your help". The Fiji Times (1 ed.). p. 1. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  14. ↑ "MICROFINANCE TRAINING WORKSHOPS" (PDF). Trade Forum. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2006. Retrieved 16 June 2006.
  15. ↑ "Pelantikan Eselon I Di Lingkungan Kementerian Polhukam". Polkam. 18 March 2005. Archived from the original on 21 March 2005. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "House scrutinizes 22 ambassadorial candidates". The Jakarta Post. 26 August 2009. Archived from the original on 27 August 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  17. ↑ Hertanto, Yovi (20 January 2010). "Inilah 20 Duta Besar RI yang Baru" [Here Are 20 New Indonesian Ambassadors]. Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  18. ↑ Catarino, Luís Filipe (2010-04-28). "O Presidente da República, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, recebe as cartas credenciais de novos Embaixadores em Portugal, a 28 de abril de 2010" [The President of the Republic, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, receives the credentials of new Ambassadors to Portugal, on April 28, 2010]. Arquivo Histórico da Presidência da República. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  19. ↑ "MEDIA COOPERATION FURTHER STRENGTHENING RI-PORTUGAL RELATIONS: THE INDONESIAN NATIONAL NEWS AGENCY". Antara. Antara. 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  20. ↑ "Relasi Indonesia-Portugal Masuki Babak Baru" [Indonesia-Portugal Relations Enter a New Chapter]. Kompas.com. 2012-05-23. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
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