Dino Patti Djalal joined Indonesia’s Department of Foreign Affairs in 1987. He was posted in London, Dili, and Washington DC. He gained national spotlight when he became the Indonesian Government spokesperson in the UN referendum in East Timor in 1999. In 2002, he was appointed Director of North American Affairs. In 2004, when President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono began his term, Djalal was appointed Special Staff of the President for International Affairs. From 2010 to 2013, Djalal served as Indonesia’s Ambassador to the United States, where he succeeded in elevating bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Partnership.
In 2014, Djalal was appointed Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, until October that year. He retired from the Indonesian Government in 2015. Dr. Dino has authored 11 books. Most well-known is “Harus Bisa”, a book about leadership, which became a national best seller in Indonesia with some 2 million copies sold and translated into English, Mandarin, Korean, Russian, French, Arabic, Japanese.
Dr. Djalal is also Chairman of the Board of Directors, World Resources Institute (WRI) Indonesia, which is part of the World Resources Institute (WRI) based in Washington DC. In 2015, Dr. Djalal founded Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI), which has become the largest foreign policy in Indonesia, with over 100,00 people in its network. FPCI is also the convenor of what is said to be the world’s largest foreign policy conference, the Conference on Indonesian Foreign Policy, with over 11,000 registered for the event in 2019. In the same year, Djalal also launched the Supermentor program, a public program featuring iconic figures and high-achievers to inspire the youth about life skills and tips for success. Dino is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Paris Peace Forum, while FPCI has become a founding member of the Paris Peace Forum.