Kristiarto Legowo

Kristiarto was nominated as a candidate for the position of Indonesian Ambassador to Australia by President Joko Widodo in late 2016. After approval of his nomination by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Indonesian Parliament, he arrived to take up his post as Ambassador of Indonesia to Australia in early June 2017. He presented his credentials to the Australian Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove in Canberra on 27 June.

His first posting as an Indonesian diplomat was to the Vatican in Rome. During the posting, Kristiarto met an Indonesian student, Caecilia, studying at Sapienza University. They married in Indonesia in 1994 and have three children, two daughters and a son.

Kristiarto was accepted as a young staffer into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jakarta. He began work in the Ministry in 1987 and subsequently, to gain professional experience, moved through various positions in the Ministry. In January 2007, he was promoted to the senior rank of Echelon II. As a career diplomat, Kristiarto has held a series of positions within the Ministry:

Kristarto originally hoped to become a pilot. However, he wore glasses so this was not possible. Instead, after finishing high school, he decided to continue his studies at Gadjah Mada University, one of Indonesia's leading universities, in Yogyakarta nearby to Magelang. He began his studies at Gadjah Mada University in 1981, entering the Faculty of Politics and Social Sciences majoring in international relations. He completed the full course in the Faculty, graduating with a doctorandus degree, in 1986.

Yohanes Kristiarto Soeryo Legowo (born in Magelang, Central Java, on 27 December 1962) is the Ambassador for the Republic of Indonesia in Australia, posted to Canberra. He holds, simultaneously, the position of Indonesian Ambassador to the Republic of Vanuatu.