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Mr. Iman Pambagyo, Director General of International Trade Negotiations, Republic of Indonesia and the Chairman of IPC for 2015-2016
Mr. Iman Pambagyo has been appointed as the Director General of International Trade Cooperation, Ministry of Trade, Government of Indonesia. Mr. Pambagyo took over the post of Director General from Mr. Bachrul Chairi.
Mr. Iman Pambagyo, Director General of International
Trade Negotiations of the Ministry of Trade of the
Republic of Indonesia. Mr. Pambgyo is also now the
Chairman of IPC (2015-2016)
Mr. Iman Pambagyo graduated from the International Relations FISIPOL-UGM (Gajah Mada University, one of well-established state university) in 1986 and went on to obtain a masters in International Politics from McMaster University, Ontario-Canada in 1996. Having been appointed into the Indonesian Ministry of Trade since 2005, he holds a vast array of knowledge in trade issues: ASEAN, ASEAN+1 FTAs, ASEAN+3, ASEAN+6, BIMP-EAGA, IMT-GT, ASEM, IORACC and other regional cooperation except APEC.
His major assignments included the Alternate Lead of Indonesian Senior Economic Officials Meeting (SEOM), ASEAN, as well as the Indonesian Lead for ASEAN-China FTA Joint Committee, ASEAN-Korea FTA Implementing Committee, ASEAN-Japan FTA Joint Committee, ASEAN-CER Joint Committee, and ASEAN-India Joint Committee.
He is also the Chair of Indonesian National AFTA Unit, the ASEAN Co-Chair of Senior Officials for ASEAN-US Trade and Investment Framework Arrangement, and the ASEAN Co-Chair of Senior Officials for ASEAN-Canada Consultations.
Prior to his appointment as the Director General, Mr. Iman Pambagyo was the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to WTO based in Geneva from August 2014.
Meanwhile, Mr. Bachrul Chairi, the former Director General has been appointed as the Head of Commodity Future Trading Regulatory Agency (COFTRA) / BAPPEBTI, an agency under the Ministry of Trade.
The IPC Secretariat would like to congratulate Mr. Iman Pambagyo on his appointment as the Director General of International Trade Negotiation and welcome him as our Chairman of the IPC.
Mr. Bachrul Chairi the then Director General / Chairman of IPC while inaugurating the new office of IPC in Jakarta 14th January 2016. Mr. Chairi is now chief of COFTRA
IPC also wishes to extend our sincere thanks and gratitude to Mr. Bachrul Chairi, the outgoing Chairman of IPC, for his guidance and support to the IPC Secretariat during the last 6 months.
Previous Publications
- One Vision, One Flavor: Cambodia and IPC in Sync!
- Strategic Conversations, Shared Futures: IPC Welcomes Delegation from China
- Bridging Continents Through Peppers
- One Vision, One Voice - For the Future of the Pepper Industry
- Fostering Unity in the Global Spice Trade Amid Uncertainty
- U.S. Spice Regulations 101: A Webinar Series for Global Spice Suppliers
- Strengthening Partnerships for a Thriving Pepper Industry
- Driving Collaboration, Strengthening Impact.
- STRENGTHENING COLLABORATION ON BUSINESS AND RESEARCH BETWEEN THE INTERNATIONAL PEPPER COMMUNITY AND UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK
- The 52nd Annual Session and Meetings of the International Pepper Community and the International Spices Exhibition 2024 (52nd IPC ASM ISE)
- Food and Ingredients Asia Indonesia
- THE 13TH MEETING OF THE IPC COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
- MALAYSIA NATIONAL PEPPER INDUSTRY CONFERENCE 2024
- INTERNATIONAL PEPPER COMMUNITY BILATERAL MEETING WITH THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF UNESCAP
- THE 80TH SESSION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
- The IPC Secretariat received a courtesy visit from AIM Energy Saving Technology Co., Ltd, Guangdong, China.
- THE BIGGEST GATHERING AND EXHIBITION OF THE GLOBAL PEPPER INDUSTRY IS BACK! (51st IPC ASM ISE)
- The International Pepper Community successfully held the Celebration of International Pepper Day 2023
- Partnering with ASTA, IDH, and other pepper industry player, the IPC successfully organized the 1st Series of IPC Webinar 2023
- Minister of Trade Indonesia, Mr. Zulkifli Hasan paid a visit to the office of International Pepper Community Secretariat
- THE 1ST SERIES OF IPC WEBINAR 2023: GLOBAL SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF PEPPER - RECALIBRATING EXPECTATIONS
- American Spice Trade Association Annual Meeting & Exhibits 2023
- The 1st series of IPC Webinar 2023: GLOBAL SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF PEPPER - RECALIBRATING EXPECTATIONS
- Meeting with Saraspice Sdn. Bhd, together with the Malaysian Pepper Board
- Pepper Farm Visit, Kampon Stass, Bau, Serawak