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Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Paul Grigson says farewell to Indonesia


In an event hosted by the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia on Thursday, 30th November, Australian Ambassador Paul Grigson bids his farewell to students and staffs as he concludes his three-year long tenure as ambassador next month.

The event was attended by students from numerous Indonesian universities. Ribka Melissa, a student representing Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia Chapter UPH specifically mentioned in her speech about how grateful Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia is, to have the Australian Embassy help spread knowledge on Indonesian foreign policy to the public.

The lavish event was moderated by Dr. Dino Patti Djalal, founder of Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia. Ambassador Paul Grigson started the event by thanking everyone for hosting and coming to the event before proceeding to discuss his impressions on Indonesia and reflection on Indonesia-Australia relations.

“The thought of Australia in having no interest in Indonesia is wrong,” Mr. Grigson who believes that Indonesia is more vital than ever for Australia. Mr. Grigson who have traveled to over 50 mosques around Indonesia believes that Indonesian tourism is the most appealing to Australians, even going as far to say that if there were airplane tickets for free, most Australians always pick Indonesia as their number one destination. He concluded by saying that during his time in Indonesia, not a single person has asked about politics but instead the social aspects of Australia. Mostly about Muslims in Australia.

Ambassador Grigson started his job as the country's ambassador in Jakarta in January 2015. Before that, he served as Australian ambassador to Thailand from 2008 until 2010 and ambassador to Myanmar from 2003 until 2004.

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