Dr. Raden Mohammad Marty Muliana Natalegawa, B.SC, M.PHIL, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland has officially assumed his office here in London. 

His Excellency and Madame Sranya Natalegawa will reside at the Embassy’s official residence in North West London with their three children. After an internal briefing with Embassy staff, Ambassador Natalegawa proceeded to meet with the Vice Marshall of the Diplomatic Corps, Mr. Charles de Chassiron CVO. Mr. Chassiron is also the Head of Protocol at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). The meeting took place at his FCO office. It was an introductory meeting for Ambassador Natalegawa. The Ambassador also presented a copy of his letter of credence to the Vice Marshall who consecutively accepted him to assume his office here in Great Britain. Ambassador Natalagewa is scheduled to present the original letter of credence to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II early next year. During the meeting, the Ambassador and Mr. de Chassiron both reiterated their wish to further strengthen bilateral relations between the two nations. It was also expected that the year 2006 will bring prosperity and closer unity between Indonesia and Great Britain. (Source: Indonesian Embassy London, Dec 05)