RESUME
Johan Boudewijn Paul
MARAMIS
Born in Limbung
(South Sulawesi), 23 January 1922.
Married,
with 6 Children & 12
Grand Children.
EDUCATION
- Senior High School - Koning Willem
III School (K.W.III)
H.B.S. V, – Afdeling B,
Batavia (Jakarta) 20 May 1941.
- Graduated in Indologie
(Political & Social Science) at Leyden
University, Netherlands, 14
March 1951.
DIPLOMATIC CAREER
o
1st
June 1951 - Joined the Foreign Service; First assignment at Directorate of
Legal Affairs Subsequently joined Directorate of Economic Affairs and became
Head of section on foreign aid and commodities.
o
Member
of Indonesian delegation to Working Party on Mobilization of Domestic Capital
of ECAFE (Economic Commission for Asia & Far East), Bangkok.
o
Member
of Indonesian Delegation to annual session of Commission of ECAFE in Rangoon,
Burma.
o
Conference
officer of ECAFE’s annual Commission session in Bandung.
o
Member
of Indonesian delegation to annual Commission session of ECAFE in
Kandy, Sri Lanka.
o
Posted
in Tehran IRAN as Second and subsequently as First Secretary Indonesian
Legation 1954 – 1958.
o
Assisted
President
Sukarno when on transit in Teheran on his way to Moscow.
o
Deputy
Head Directorate of International Organizations in Foreign Office, Jakarta 1958 – 1960.
o
Attended
several annual sessions of UN General Assembly in New York.
o
Member
Indonesian Secretariat during Colombo Plan conference held in Yogyakarta.
o
Posted
in Indonesian Permanent Mission to United Nations as Counsellor in charge of
Economic and Social Affairs 1960 – 1965.
o
Elected
as officers of the bureau.of
Governing Council Special Fund first as Rapporteur and subsequently as Vice Chairman.
o
Chairman
of Committee on the establishment of UN Capital Development Fund.
o
Elected
as Chairman of Ad-Hoc Committee on Co-ordination of Technical Assistance which
recommended the establishment of UNDP.
o
Elected Member of Preparatory Committee on Conference
of United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
o
Member of
Indonesian Delegation to First UNCTAD Conference in Geneva.
o
Chairman
of Group of 77 developing countries
o
Left
New York on 28
February 1965 when Indonesia ceased co-operation with UN on 1st March 1965 and returned as member of the
Indonesian Delegation when Indonesia resumed co-operation with UN on September
1966.
o
Head
of Directorate of International Organizations in Jakarta 1965
– 1969.
o
Chairman of Political Team
of Committee on Act of Free Choice of West Irian, Staff Project XII Irian
Barat, Minister of
Interior Gen. Basoeki Rachmat, 12 November 1968.
o
Member
of Indonesian Delegation to Preparatory meeting of the abortive Second Asian African Conference in
Algiers.
o
Member of Indonesian
Delegation to U.N. Regular Annual Sessions of General Assembly in New
York.
o
Posted as Deputy Permanent
Representative of
Indonesia Permanent Mission to United Nations, New York with the
rank of AMBASSADOR 1969 – 1972.
o
Vice
President and subsequently President of UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) 1969 and 1970
New York and Geneva.
o
As
Charge d’Affaires Ad Interim assisted
Foreign Minister Adam Malik during his
Presidency of 26th Session of
General Assembly of United Nations
1971.
o
Posted
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Kingdom of Belgium and Grand
Duchy of Luxembourg and concurrently Chief of Mission to European Community and Council 1972 – 1973.
o
Prepared
the State Visit of President Suharto and Ibu Tien to
Belgium.
o
Appointed
as Executive Secretary of
ECAFE in Bangkok with the
rank of Assistant -Secretary General and subsequently upgraded to UNDER-
SECRETARY GENERAL 1973 - 1981.
o
Elected
as the first SECRETARY GENERAL of ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization (AIPO)
in Jakarta, 1990 –1993.
Retired
from Foreign Service in 1978 and from the United Nations in 1981.
DISTINCTIONS
1.
PRESIDENT
of United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) 1970.
2.
Recipient
of GRAND-CROIX DE L’ORDRE DE LEOPOLD
II, awarded on the occasion of the State-Visit
of President Soeharto to Belgium 21 November 1972.
3.
Recipient
of an HONORARY DEGREE of DOCTOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE from HANKUK University of
Foreign Studies in SEOUL, South Korea, 9 May 1978.
4.
Promoted
the change of the name of ECAFE
(Economic Commission for Asia and Far East) into ESCAP (Economic and Social
Commission for Asia and the Pacific) to give due importance to the
geographical/political balance and social dimension of development which was
unanimously adopted in 1974 and subsequently I was named MR. ESCAP.
5.
Recipient
of stamps on the occasion of inauguration of ESCAP’s
Sub-Regional Office in Nauru, South Pacific.
6.
Awarded
two resolutions- The first by acclamation from ESCAP annual Commission session
impending his retirement which among others:
Noted with appreciation the innovative changes he has brought in the
work of the Commission, in particular its secretariat and its programme of work
in an era of rapid social and technological change; And noted also with
appreciation the inspiration and guidance which he has lent to the
establishment of the Asian and Pacific Development Centre in Kuala Lumpur; Acknowledged the support he has given to the
further strengthening of harmonious relations among the Asian states. And
acknowledged further in particular his personal commitment to fostering a
greater role of the Commission in the Pacific sub region and encouraging a
greater sense of involvement of the Pacific island countries in the activities
of the Commission.
7.
The
second was an unanimously adopted resolution in AIPO’s annual session
acknowledging his distinguished services upon retirement.
8.
Authored
A
Journey into Diplomacy, Memories of an Indonesian Diplomat.
PRIVATE SECTOR
1.
Served
for 5 years as Vice President at IEU Institute of Management and subsequently
member of Board
of Trustees of University Indonusa Eka Unggul.
2.
Served
as Vice President of a Non Government
Organization to upgrade knowledge of the people in North Sulawesi on
Environment, Democracy and Human Rights, LSPM-Minaesa.
3.
Served
for 14 years as Commissioner of a Beer and Beverage Company (PT Multi Bintang
Indonesia Tbk).
Jakarta, 23rd January 2002
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