Vedi Kurnia Buana
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Vedi Kurnia Buana | |
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| Ambassador of Indonesia to Chile | |
| Assumed office 24 March 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Anshor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 January 1971 |
| Spouse | Fanny Erlita |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Padjadjaran University Telkom University University of Indonesia |
Vedi Kurnia Buana (born 29 January 1971) is a career diplomat from Indonesia who currently serves as the ambassador to Chile. Prior to his appointment, he was secretary of the ASEAN directorate general and consul general in Sydney.
Vedi Kurnia Buana was born on 29 January 1971 in Cilegon. He is the fifth of six children born to parents who met and married while they were students in Bandung. His father, from Rangkasbitung, was a vocational high school student majoring engineering, and his mother, from Serang, attended a women's vocational school. His father, who worked at Trikora Steel (now the Krakatau Steel), later became a small business owner. He attended the Krakatau Steel Foundation preschool and elementary school before sending him and his siblings to Bandung for their education, as they believed a larger city would offer more opportunities.[1] He attended the 13th State Junior High School from 1984 to 1987 and the 3rd State High School in Bandung from 1987 to 1990.[2]
Vedi began studying international relations at the Padjadjaran University in 1990[3] after his initial applications for medical and environmental engineering programs were unsuccessful. It was at the university that he met his future wife, Fanny Erlita Buana, who was an anthropology student. After completing his undergraduate degree in 1995,[2] Buana pursued a master's degree in management at the Telkom University.[1]