Honorary Ambassador of Vishwamitra in Indonesia
| Honorary Ambassador of Vishwamitra in Indonesia | |
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| इंडोनेशिया में विश्वामित्र के मानद राजदूत Duta Besar Kehormatan Vishwamitra di Indonesia | |
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Incumbent Manggala Alif Prasetia since 9 May 2022 (honorary since 8 May 2023) | |
| Ministry of External Affairs | |
| Style | His/Her Excellency (international correspondence) |
| Nominator | Minister of External Affairs |
| Appointer | Rashtradhyaksh (as Chief Ambassador) |
| Term length | On the pleasure of the Rashtradhyaksh |
| Inaugural holder | Manggala Alif Prasetia |
| Formation | 9 May 2022 |
The Honorary Ambassador of Vishwamitra in the Republic of Indonesia (Hindi: इंडोनेशिया में विश्वामित्र के मानद राजदूत, Indonesian: Duta Besar Kehormatan Vishwamitra di Indonesia) is an officer of the honorary diplomatic corps of Vishwamitra who serves as the head of the honorary diplomatic mission of Vishwamitra in the Republic of Indonesia. The diplomat holds the rank of an Honorary Ambassador who is appointed by the Rashtradhyaksh and remains in office at the pleasure of the Rashtradhyaksh and during their tenure in office, they represent the crown and the government of Vishwamitra in Indonesia and is responsible to cater the interests of the non-residential (overseas) citizens of Vishwamitra residing in Indonesia or are of Indonesian origin.
As the recognition of Indonesia by Vishwamitra is not reciprocated and not bilateral, Vishwamitra maintains an honorary embassy in the country as compared to a full-fledged mission which are, in contrary, only accredited to mutually recognized nations (the micronations).
History
The position of the ambassador was first created on 9 May 2022 along with the creation of a full-fledged mission. The first ambassador and current ambassador is Manggala Alif Prasetia who has been in office since then. The ambassador in Indonesia has also been serving as the Administrator of the Vishwamitran overseas territory of New Indischeland which was annexed from Indonesia.
In a cabinet decision, the regular diplomatic missions accredited to macronations which are unilaterally recognized by Vishwamitra were reorganized to honorary status on 8 May 2023. Thereupon, the status of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Indonesia was changed to the position of that of an Honorary Ambassador. Prasetia has since continued to serve as honorary ambassador in Indonesia.
Responsibilities
The honorary ambassador serves as the principal representative of the crown of Vishwamitra and the government in Indonesia and is responsible to cater the interests of the non-residential (overseas) citizens of Vishwamitra residing in Indonesia or are of Indonesian origin. The ambassador is also responsible to present the policies of the government of Vishwamitra to the citizens and report the policies of the Indonesian government to the Vishwamitran government and the crown. The ambassador also oversees the diplomatic activity and is often responsible for overseeing the trade and cultural relations between Vishwamitra and Indonesia.
The ambassador has also been serving as the Administrator of New Indischeland, the overseas territory of Vishwamitra which was annexed from Indonesia in August 2022.
List of ambassadors
As of date, only one individual has dignified the office of the ambassador. The first and current office-holder is Manggala Alif Prasetia who has been in office since the inception of the mission on 9 May 2022.
| No. | Portrait | Name (born-died) |
Tenure | Appointer | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term began | Term end | Term length | |||||
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Indonesia | |||||||
| 1 | Tan Sri Datuk Sri Manggala Alif Prasetia (born 2007) |
9 May 2022 |
8 May 2023 |
364 days | Varuna Sriraya (Rashtradhyaksh) |
Appointed as the inaugural ambassador upon the creation of the mission on 9 May 2022. Elected to the parliament and appointed a minister and serving in office since November 2022. Continued to serve in office upon the changes to the status of the office in May 2023. | |
| Honorary Ambassador in the Republic of Indonesia | |||||||
| (1) | Tan Sri Datuk Sri Manggala Alif Prasetia (born 2007) |
8 May 2023 |
Incumbent | 1 year, 196 days | Varuna Sriraya (Rashtradhyaksh) |
Appointed as the first honorary ambassador in Indonesia upon the initiation of changes to the position in May 2023. Currently serving in office. | |