Zelda Wulan Kartika

Born on 7 August 1970,^[1] Zelda completed her undergraduate studies in international relations at the Gadjah Mada University in 1997.^[2] She pursued master's studies on the same subject at the University of Indonesia in 2002.^[3]

Zelda began her career as a diplomat in March 1998.^[1] From 2004 to 2007, Zelda was assigned to the embassy in Warsaw, where she handled matters relating to culture and information, with the rank of third secretary,^[4] and later second secretary.^[5] In 2010, Zelda was posted at the political section of the embassy in Washington, D.C. with the rank of first secretary. He was promoted to counsellor in 2014.^[5]

Zelda then returned to the foreign ministry's headquarters, where from 2015 to 2017 she served as the deputy director (chief of subdirectorate) for weapon of mass destruction and conventional weapon.^[5] On 12 January 2018, Zelda became the foreign ministry's director of America I, with responsibilities covering relations with North, Central America, and West Caribbean countries.^[6]

Zelda was posted as deputy chief of mission to the embassy in Seoul in June 2021. Following the departure of ambassador Gandi Sulistiyanto, on 3 November 2023 Zelda became the embassy's chargé d'affaires ad interim.^[5] Zelda served as chargé d'affaires ad interim until 7 July 2025. On 17 September 2025, Zelda was installed as the foreign minister's advisor for economic diplomacy.^[7] Following the appointment of director general of Asia, Pacific, and Africa Abdul Kadir Jailani as ambassador to Germany, Zelda became the acting director general in November 2025.^[8]