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