Nugroho Wisnumurti (23 March 1940 – 8 June 2023) was an Indonesian diplomat. He was Indonesia's permanent representative to the

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from 2000 to 2004.Permanent Mission of Indonesia to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva website

Education

National Resilience Institute National Resilience Institute (, abbreviated as Lemhannas) is an Indonesian Non-Ministerial Government Agency tasked with carrying out government duties in the field of education for national leaders, strategic assessment of national resilience ...

(Lemhannas),

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(1988) *

Columbia Law School Columbia Law School (CLS) is the Law school in the United States, law school of Columbia University, a Private university, private Ivy League university in New York City. The school was founded in 1858 as the Columbia College Law School. The un ...

, New York City (1973) *

University of Indonesia The University of Indonesia (UI; ) is a public university in Depok, West Java and Salemba, Jakarta, Indonesia. It is one of the oldest tertiary-level educational institutions in Indonesia (known as the Dutch East Indies when UI was established) ...

Faculty of Law (1965)

Curriculum vitae

* Ambassador/Permanent Representative of the Republic of

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to the

(in New York City) (1992–97) * Ambassador to Jamaica, the Bahamas, Guatemala and Nicaragua (1992–1997) * Representative of Indonesia to the

United Nations Security Council The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN) and is charged with ensuring international peace and security, recommending the admission of new UN members to the General Assembly, an ...

(1995–1996) * President,

(August 1995 and November 1996) * Chairman, Coordinating Bureau of the

Non-Aligned Movement The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a forum of 121 countries that Non-belligerent, are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. It was founded with the view to advancing interests of developing countries in the context of Cold W ...

(1992–1995) * Member, UN Group of Experts on Defensive Security (1991–92) * Member, Group of Experts of the

South Centre on UN's Role in Promoting International Cooperation (1991–1992) * Negotiator/Chief Negotiator for various agreements on maritime delimitation with neighboring countries (1977–1989) * Deputy Head, Indonesia's Delegation to the Conference on Disarmament,

(1982–1986) * Member and Secretary, Indonesia's Delegation to the Third UN Conference on the

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(1974–1982) * Member, Indonesia's Delegation to the UN Seabed Committee (1971–1974)

Personal life and death

Wisnumurti was married to Nan Irama Wisnumurti. They had one daughter. Wisnumurti was a first cousin, once removed, of

Prof. Mr. Soenario, S.H. Soenario Sastrowardoyo ( EYD: Sunario Sastrowardoyo; 28 August 1902 – 18 May 1997), more commonly known simply as Soenario, was an Indonesian politician, and diplomat, who served as the 7th Foreign Minister of Indonesia, from 1953 until ...

(1902–1997),

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from 1953 to 1955. Wisnumurti died at his residence in Pondok Kelapa,

North Jakarta North Jakarta (; ), abbreviated as Jakut, is one of the five administrative cities (''kota administrasi'') which form Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia. North Jakarta is not self-governed and does not have a city council, hence it is ...

, on 8 June 2023, at the age of 83. He was buried at his family plot in Kebon Sari, Balerejo,

Madiun Madiun () is a city in the western part of East Java, Indonesia, known for its agricultural center. The city has been administratively separate from the surrounding Madiun Regency since the formation of the two bodies in 1950, but the city remain ...

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