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n February 2020, Ambassador Esti Andayani and Deputy Chief of Mission George Lantu delivered pre-
sentations to Italian and international students about Indonesia and Public Diplomacy of Indonesia.
IThese lectures and presentation of the Indonesian Embassy to the young generation have contributed to
strengthening Indonesian diplomacy in youth and educational field.

“Indonesian Public Diplomacy” Lecture for Students of Università Cat-
tolica del Sacro Cuore

On February 5, 2020, Ambassador Esti
Andayani delivered a presentation on “In-
donesian Public Diplomacy” for 20 stu- Indonesia’s
dents of Master Program in International
in Cultural Diplomacy from Università
Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome. Ambas- Diplomacy
sador Andayani shared experiences on
Indonesia’s best practices, programs and
strategies in the field of public diplomacy for
especially in cultural and digital diploma-
cy as a form of soft power diplomacy. Youth and

Ambassador Andayani presented that In-
donesia is a big country which always maintains local wisdom, national motto of Uni- Education
ty in Diversity and promotes the cooperation through dialogue and tolerance. As the
third largest democracy in the world, Indonesia’s strengths include moderate Islamic
society, as well as pluralistic and tolerant society. Indonesia has also experienced a sta-
ble and progressive economic growth. All of these forces contributed to the achieve-
ment of Indonesia’s diplomacy.

Prof. Federica Olivares, Director of the Master Program in Cultural Diplomacy expressed her appreciation
for the opportunity to get to know Indonesia more deeply, “The Indonesian Ambassador gave us ‘lexio ma-
gistralis’, a diplomacy lecture with relevance and specific technical issues from an experienced teacher. We
learnt about people from diverse backgrounds, ethnicities and religions who lived in democracy and harmo-
ny. All of these aspects form a DNA of Indonesia.”

Milos, an international student from Serbia stated that the lecture given by the Indonesian Ambassador was
very useful for the students’ future studies and careers. The presentation given is also an amazing opportu-
nity to learn about a rich culture. Meanwhile Marieta, an international student from Georgia said that the
presentation of Indonesian public diplomacy was very interesting and prompted the students to visit and
promote Indonesia. The Cultural Diplomacy Master Program of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore trains
students for careers as professionals in the public and private sectors in international relations, international
branding strategies, arts and culture.

“Upclose and Personal: Indonesia”

Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM), George Lantu delivered a lecture on “Upclose and Personal: Indonesia” for
70 High School students of Liceo Landi on February 19, 2020. DCM George Lantu explained especially In-
donesia’s active role in the regional and global for a including ASEAN, the UN Security Council, FAO, IFAD,

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