Dominicus Supratikto

Dominicus Supratikto (born 23 September 1956) is an Indonesian diplomat who served as ambassador to Suriname from 2014 to 2018. Prior to his ambassadorship, Supratikto served as the secretary of the multilateral directorate general and the chief of Yogyakarta's investment and cooperation agency.

Early life and education Dominicus Supratikto was born on September 23, 1956, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Supratikto completed his early education in his hometown, attending Tarakanita elementary school in 1969 and the Yogyakarta 6th state junior high school in 1972 before graduating from De Britto High School in 1976. He studied economics at the Gadjah Mada University and completed his degree in 1982.

Career After graduating, Supratikto initially wanted to work either as an academic reporter or a journalist. He briefly worked as a management consultant and as a reporter for Jurnal Ekuin, a major Indonesian economic news outlet in the 1980s. He then entered the foreign service, and from 1984 to 1985 he undertook basic diplomatic training. As secretary, Supratikto voiced his support for a United Nations arms trade treaty, stating that it would prevent weapons to be illegally traded for terrorism and organized crime.

From Jakarta, Supratikto moved to Yogyakarta with his appointment as the chief of Yogyakarta's investment and cooperation agency in 2012. He was relieved of his office in Yogyakarta on 15 January 2015 and presented his credentials to president Dési Bouterse of Suriname on 15 March and to president David A. Granger of Guyana on 7 October.

During his tenure, he focused on transforming the "historical bond" shared between Indonesia and Suriname, which was rooted in the Javanese diaspora, into tangible economic partnerships. He initiated an annual business trip program in 2015 to connect Surinamese entrepreneurs with Indonesian markets and facilitated the development of sharia banking in Suriname through a tripartite collaboration involving Indonesia's private sector and the Islamic Development Bank. He was also instrumental in securing Suriname and Guyana's support for Indonesia's non-permanent membership in the UN Security Council. Supratikto's appointment as the first ambassador to the Caribbean Community was followed by a visit by foreign minister Retno Marsudi to the Caribbean Community headquarters in May and Caribbean Community business seminar, which brought together businesspersons from Indonesia and Caribbean countries, in October.

Shortly before the end of his ambassadorial term, in September 2018 Supratikto held a joint commission meeting on bilateral relations with Suriname, which was the first to be held after nine years. Upon completing his tenure in December, Supratikto wrote a book regarding his experiences in Suriname. The book, which was published in 2021, was one of the few books on Suriname written in Indonesian.