Andre Omer Siregar

Andre Omer Siregar (1 July 1974 – 5 July 2026) was an Indonesian career diplomat who served as deputy for investment cooperation in the investment ministry from March 2026 until his death in July of the same year. Before his assignment in the foreign ministry, Andre served as consul in Darwin from 2015 to 2017 and consul general in Houston from 2021 to 2024. Between his two consular tenures, Andre was the director of Asia, Pacific, and Africa intracooperation and intercooperation.

Early life and education Born on 1 July 1974 Andre followed his father's assignments in London, Sydney, Wellington, and Sanaa. He received his bachelor's degree in economics from Victoria University of Wellington in 1994 and later studied locally at the University of Indonesia, receiving his master's degree in 1999. In 2001, he earned his master's in diplomacy and trade from Monash University. He received his PhD from the Asia Pacific College of Business & Law, Charles Darwin University in 2019, with Prof. David Price advising his research on Indonesia's Global Maritime Fulcrum vision and Indo-Pacific agenda.

Diplomatic career Andre's professional career began in the private sector at Procter & Gamble Indonesia, marketing the Rejoice shampoo for two years. He credited the company for solidifying his understanding of American corporate culture, an experience that proved to be valuable during his tenure as consul general. He initially refused to follow his father's footsteps in diplomacy, although he later switched his mind in light of the-then ongoing reform movement in May 1998. He applied for the foreign department—to his father's surprise—with an essay suggesting a foreign policy for escaping the 1998 Asian economic crisis based on macro and microeconomic theory. His essay impressed the-then foreign department's secretary general Abdul Irsan and he was accepted on the same year. He then became the alternate interpreter for president Megawati Soekarnoputri during a meeting with Australian Prime Minister John Howard regarding Australia's involvement in Iraq. His performance was well-received by senior officials, including then-Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law, and Security Affairs, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY).

Consul in Darwin In late 2014, Andre was appointed consul to Darwin, making him the youngest Indonesian consular chief in Australia at the age of forty. His consular responsibility encompasses Australia's Northern Territory. Andre arrived on 18 December 2014 and made his maiden appearance at the 40th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy. As consul, Andre emphasized the critical diplomatic importance of Darwin due to its proximity to Indonesia's eastern border regions and successfully presented a proposal on enhancing Indonesia-Australia economic diplomacy by synergizing the Northern Territory with Indonesia's eastern provinces. In 2015, Andre, on behalf of the government, received four purebred Riverine buffalo from the Northern Territory government to Indonesia, which was gifted to increase husbandry productivity and strengthen bilateral relationship.

Foreign ministry director After his service in Darwin, Andre was sworn in as director of Asia, Pacific, and Africa intracooperation and intercooperation on 12 January 2018. Andre was involved in Indonesia's presence at various regional multilateral forums such as the Indian Ocean Rim Association and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. He led the Indonesia delegation to the 8th Bi-Annual IORA Committee of Senior Officials Meeting in July 2018 and the Digital Economy Steering Group (DESG) APEC in July 2020. He began his duties in February 2021. In this consular post, he worked on a collaboration between Baylor College of Medicine and BioFarma to develop a Covid-19 vaccine and an agreement between Pertamina and ExxonMobil, while also promoting the G20 agenda in the US, as Indonesia was chairing the forum in 2022. where he was responsible for promoting investment cooperation in multilateral forums within ASEAN, APEC, and OECD. In April, Andre attended the OECD Critical Mineral Forum.

Death Andre died at the Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital on the evening of 5 July 2026, four days after his 52nd birthday, due to an unspecified illness he had suffered for three days. A number of government figures, including SBY's son and coordinating minister for infrastructure Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, investment minister Rosan Roeslani, and transmigration minister Muhammad Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanagara, paid their condolences at his residence in Jatibening, Bekasi. His body was interred a day after at the Kebon Nanas Public Cemetery in Cipinang Besar, South Jakarta.