M I Derry Aman

Mohammad Iskandarsyah Derry Aman (born 16 January 1971) is an Indonesian diplomat who is currently serving as the permanent representative of Indonesia to ASEAN since 2021. Previously, he was the director for dialogue partners and interregional affairs within the ASEAN directorate general and the deputy chief of mission at the embassy in Canberra.

Early life and education Derry was born in Jakarta on 16 January 1971 He completed his education in development economics at the Brawijaya University in 1993 before joining the foreign ministry a year later.

Diplomatic career Upon completing basic diplomat training, Dery began his career in the foreign ministry at the directorate of multilateral economic cooperation from 1995 to 1999. He was then sent abroad for his first overseas assignment, serving at the embassy in Ottawa. He served at the political section of the embassy with the rank of third secretary and was later re-assigned to the protocol and consular section with the rank of second secretary. In 2003, he attended the foreign ministry's mid-level diplomatic training. and later first secretary. At the permanent mission, he handled issues related to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and international trade. During this time, he chaired the technical level of the G-33 on agriculture negotiations during the WTO Doha Development Round from 2007 to 2009.

In September 2012, Derry received additional duties as the acting director for dialogue partners and interregional affairs, At the time of his appointment, he was one of the youngest director in the ministry. He was responsible for managing ASEAN's external relations, particularly through ASEAN-led mechanisms such as ASEAN+1, ASEAN+3, and the East Asia Summit. He argued that ASEAN's dialogue partners are important to ensure ASEAN's existence as a driving force in regional cooperation and benefit from geopolitical and geoeconomic development.

Derry became the deputy chief of mission of the embassy in Canberra in September 2016. During his tenure, he served as the chargé d'affaires ad interim for a few months in 2017 between the departure of ambassador Nadjib Riphat Kesoema and the arrival of Yohanes Kristiarto Soeryo Legowo.

In February 2021, Derry was nominated as Indonesia's permanent representative to ASEAN. After passing the House of Representatives assessment in July, he was installed on 25 October 2021. He presented his credentials to the Secretary-General of ASEAN Kao Kim Hourn on 3 December that year.

Personal life Derry is married to Penny Dewi Herasati, Indonesia's current ambassador to Hungary, and has three children. The couple met while undertaking their basic diplomat course together in 1994.