predecessor religion birth_place profession office birth_date term_start article_title term_end name
jakob tobing catholic makale , south sulawesi diplomat ambassador to the republic of korea december 1950 2009 nicholas tandi dammen
 present nicholas tandi dammen
nicholas tandi dammen

nicholas tandi dammen -lrb- born in december 1950 -rrb- is an indonesian diplomat .
he is the ambassador of indonesia to the republic of korea in seoul from 2009 until present .
graduated from university of hassanudin -lrb- makasar , indonesia -rrb- and university of humberside -lrb- united kingdom -rrb- , he joined the ministry of foreign affairs in december 1975 .
he has been on diplomatic posting to papua new guinea -lrb- 1980 -- 1982 -rrb- , finland -lrb- 1982 -- 1985 -rrb- , united kingdom -lrb- 1987 -- 1991 -rrb- , singapore -lrb- 1994 -- 1996 -rrb- , the world trade organisation and the indonesian permanent mission to the united nations in geneva -lrb- 1996 -- 1998 -rrb- .
he was later posted as deputy chief of mission in united kingdom -lrb- 2001 -- 2004 -rrb- , director general for policy planning and development agency of the ministry of foreign affairs of indonesia -lrb- 2004 -- 2006 -rrb- , and the deputy secretary-general of association of southeast asian nations asean from 2006 to 2009 .
