The Washington Diplomat

Appointments - October 2005

Czech Republic
• Jaroslav Kurfurst assumed the position of deputy chief of mission in July, replacing Vratislav Janda, who departed the post in June.

Denmark
• Michael Lund Jeppesen assumed the position of deputy chief of mission on Sept. 1, replacing Karsten Ankjaer Jensen, who departed the post on Aug. 31.

• Niels Junker Jacobsen assumed the position of minister-counselor (economic) on Sept. 1, replacing Niels Boel Abrahamsen, who departed the post on Aug. 31.

• Helge A. Lund departed the post of counselor (health care) on Aug. 31.

• Jesper Moeller Soerensen assumed the position of minister-counselor (political) on Sept. 1, replacing Michael Lund Jeppesen, who became the deputy chief of mission on Sept. 1.

• Soren Munk Skydsgaard departed the post of first secretary (economic) on Aug. 31.

• Stig Paolo Piras assumed the position of first secretary on Sept. 1.

Estonia
• Jonatan Vseviov assumed the position of third secretary on Sept. 13, replacing Priit Masing, who departed the post on Aug. 28.

Fiji
• Jesoni Vitusagavulu became ambassador of Fiji to the United States on Aug. 8, replacing Anare Jale, who departed to take the post of chief executive officer in the Fiji Public Service Commission. Ambassador Vitusagavulu previously served as the chief executive of the Fiji Trade and Investment Bureau. He holds a master’s degree in development studies from the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom.

Hungary
• Vilmos Hamikus departed the post of second secretary on Aug. 30.

• András Ju hász assumed the position of third secretary on Sept. 2, having previously served in the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2003-05).

Indonesia
• Andri Hadi assumed the position of minister/deputy chief of mission on July 7, replacing Harry Purwanto, who departed the post on July 7. Hadi previously served as director of public diplomacy in the Department of Foreign Affairs in Jakarta (2004-05), head of information, social and cultural affairs at the Indonesian Embassy in Canada (1999-2004), and third secretary at the Indonesian Embassy in Washington, D.C. (1992-96). He holds a master’s degree in international law and an LLM degree in international human rights law.

Ireland
• Claire Imorp assumed the position of first secretary on Sept. 12.

• Orla O’Hanraman assumed the position of political counselor on Aug. 18.

• Aoife McGarry assumed the position of second secretary on Aug. 29, replacing Owen Feeney, who departed the post on Aug. 29.

Jamaica
• Sharon J. Miller assumed the position of deputy chief of mission on July 1, replacing E. Courtenay Rattray, who departed the post on April 7.

Macedonia
• Jakup Redzepi assumed the position of third secretary on Aug. 29.

• Slobodan Tasovski departed the post of counselor/deputy chief of mission on June 30.

Syria
• Jawdat Ali departed the post of first secretary in August.

• Maryam Shaqra departed the post of attaché in August.

• Khaled Sharaf assumed the position of second secretary in August.

• Nedaa Sousi assumed the position of attaché in August.

• Hashem Yaziji assumed the position of attaché in charge of the administrative office in July, replacing Mohammed Al Ibrahim, who departed the post in July.

Uzbekistan
• Aziz Nosirov assumed the position of administrative manager on Sept. 1, replacing Ikhtiandr Ukraimov, who departed the post on Sept. 8. Nosirov previously served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.