Nadjib Riphat Kesoema

Nadjib Riphat Kesoema DSG (born 23 March 1953) is an Indonesian diplomat and was Ambassador to Australia and Vanuatu until 2017. He has been awarded four cultural awards from Belgium including Chevalier d'honorarium (knight) from the Haute Confrerie Royal du Noble Corcieli of the city of Oostende as well as the Order of St. Gregory the Great – The Holy See by Pope John Paul II.

He was Deputy Minister of the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs from 2011 to 2012 and also Ambassador to the European Union, Belgium and Luxembourg from 2006 to 2010. He is the first Ambassador to Belgium with the accreditation to both European Union and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

In 2013, following the allegations of mobile phone tapping by the Australian government on Indonesian's high-ranking officials in the Australia–Indonesia spying scandal, Nadjib was recalled immediately as a sign of protest by the Indonesian Government. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott initially declined to apologise or comment on the matter, prompting accusations from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono that he had "belittled" Indonesia's response to the issue.

Career After receiving his baccalaureate, Nadjib taught at his almamater, Padjadjaran University, as well as the Bandung Islamic University and the Bandung Nursing Academy from 1978 to 1981. He joined the foreign ministry in 1981 as a staff at the directorate of foreign information. He completed basic diplomatic training in 1983 and was appointed chief of the ministry's press release section in 1984. His first overseas diplomatic posting was in 1985 at the information and socio-cultural affairs section of the embassy in Oslo, Norway, with the rank of attaché and later Third Secretary. National Chairman of The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Indonesia.

Honours Chevalier d'honorarium (knight) from the Haute Confrerie Royal du Noble Corcieli of the city of Oostende, 2009. Order de l’Honneur des Amis de Manneken Pis, 2008 for his contribution in the cultural relationship between Indonesia and Belgium Order of St. Gregory the Great, 1994 from Pope John Paul II. People's Award from the British government, 2024