Sworn in: Former presidential spokesman Dino Patti Djalal (foreground, right) takes oath during an inauguration ceremony of new ambassadors at the State Palace in Jakarta on Tuesday. Dino will serve as the new Indonesian ambassador to the United States. Antara/Pandu Dewantara

On Tuesday in Jakarta, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono inaugurated 24 new ambassadors who will serve in a number of countries in Asia, Europe, North and Latin America, and Africa.

The ceremony included the inauguration of former presidential spokesman Dino Patti Djalal as Indonesia’s new ambassador to the United States.

The ceremony was attended by a number of ministers, including Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa, Coordinating Economic Minister Hatta Rajasa and Coordinating People's Welfare Minister Agung Laksono, House of Representatives Speaker Marzuki Alie and Constitutional Court chief Mahfud MD.

The list of the new envoys is as follows:

• Ambassador to Nigeria and Cameroon: Sudirman Haseng

• Ambassador to Chile: Aloysius Lele Madha

• Ambassador to Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Guatemala: Hamdani Djafar.

• Ambassador to France, Monaco and Andorra: Rezlan Ishar Jenie

• Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union: Arif Havas Oegroseno

• Ambassador to Brazil: Sudaryomo Hartosudarmo

• Ambassador to Turkey: Nahari Agustini

• Representatives to the UN and other international organizations in New York: Hasan Klein

• Ambassador to Kuwait: Ferry Adamhar

• Ambassador to Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia: Ramli Sa'ud

• Ambassador to North Korea: Nasri Gustaman

• Ambassador to New Zealand, Samoa and Tonga: Antonius Agus Sriyono

• Ambassador to Serbia: Semuel Samson

• Ambassador to Japan and the Micronesia Federation: Muhammad Lutfi

• Ambassador to Hongaria and Macedonia: Maruli Tua Sagala

• Ambassador to Papua New Guiena and the Solomon Islands: Andreas Sitepu Negara

• Ambassador to the Czech Republic: Emeria Wilujeng Amir Siregar

• Ambassador to Poland: Darmansjah Djumala

• Ambassador to Syria: Wahib

• Ambassador to Sudan and Eritrea: Sujatmiko

• Ambassador to Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay: Nurmala Kartini Pandjaitan Sjahrir

• Ambassador to Suriname and Ghana: Nur Syahrir Rahardjo

• Ambassador to Lebanon: Dimas Samodra Rum