Jose Antonio Morato Tavares
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Jose Antonio Morato Tavares | |
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| Ambassador of Indonesia to Russia and Belarus | |
| Assumed office 26 October 2020 | |
| President | Joko Widodo Prabowo Subianto |
| Preceded by | Wahid Supriyadi |
| Director General for ASEAN Cooperation | |
| In office 23 May 2016 – 27 October 2020 | |
| President | Joko Widodo |
| Preceded by | I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja |
| Succeeded by | Sidharto Reza Suryodipuro |
| Ambassador of Indonesia to New Zealand, Samoa, and Tonga | |
| In office 24 December 2013 – 2016 | |
| President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Joko Widodo |
| Preceded by | Antonius Agus Sriyono |
| Succeeded by | Tantowi Yahya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1960 |
| Spouse | Fitria Wibowo |
| Parent | João da Costa Tavares (father) |
| Alma mater | Padjadjaran University Murdoch University |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Jose Antonio Morato Tavares (born 16 September 1960), often written Jose Tavares, is an Indonesian diplomat who has been serving as the Ambassador of Indonesia to Russia and Belarus since 26 October 2020. He was previously Ambassador of Indonesia to New Zealand (along with Samoa and Tonga) between 2013 and 2016. Originating from East Timor and moving to West Timor upon the outbreak of the East Timorese civil war, he joined Indonesia's foreign service in 1987.
Tavares was born in Balibo on 16 September 1960.[1][2] His father, João da Costa Tavares, worked at the government.[3][4] He was the first child of nine siblings. When Carnation Revolution occurred, he was a high school student in Dili. In 1975, a civil war broke out in East Timor, prompting him and his family to seek refuge in Atambua.[4]
As Tavares and his family arrived in Atambua, they stayed in their relative's house and depended on the generous people for their survival. From 1975 to 1976, he did not go to school because he could not speak Indonesian. Afterwards, he moved to Bandung to continue his high school. During his high school years in Bandung, his friend bullied him because of his name and unusual Indonesian accent. Nevertheless, he managed to graduate from high school.[4]
Upon finishing high school, Tavares enrolled at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at Padjadjaran University. When he studied at Padjadjaran, he improved his English skills. Later, he studied at Murdoch University after obtaining an Australian government scholarship from 1990 to 1992.[4] He studied development studies (1990-1991) and he studied M.A. public policy (1991-1992).[5] While in Australia, he recalled that he studied up to 16 hours every day, even in the toilet.[4]
Apart from formal education, Tavares also participated in courses such as summer school on the European Union's Foreign and Security Policy in 1996, UNITAR Fellowship Programme in Peacemaking and Preventive Diplomacy in Vienna in 1998, and WIPO's training in Intellectual Property Rights in 2009.[1]
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