Ambassador to the US Parnohadiningrat Sudjadnan of Indonesia

Sudjadnan said that on the sidelines of the summit, which will be held in the Jakarta Convention Center, Senayan, that Indonesia would also host the Asia-Africa Business Summit in Mulia Hotel, Jakarta.

Since joining the Indonesian Foreign Service in 1981, Ambassador Sudjadnan has held a number of portfolios.

Ambassador Sudjadnan has informed me that he is planning to visit American Samoa sometime next week and I plan to meet with him to find out more about the status of these fishermen.

Sudjadnan has been implicated in corruption related to renovations of the Indonesian Embassy building in Singapore in 2003.

During his recent corruption trial, former ambassador to Singapore Mochamad Slamet Hidayat revealed that Sudjadnan had received US$200,000 from the project funds when he was the Foreign Ministry secretary-general.

Sudjadnan has been summoned by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for questioning as a witness in the case.

It should be only a matter of time until Sudjadnan is named a graft suspect by the KPK, Adnan Topan Husodo of Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) said.

Sudjadnan has held the post of Ambassador to the United States since January 2006.