Dr. Syed Mehboob
Political and Economic Analyst
http//: www.thenewslark.com
His heart beats with Pakistan, he loves and admires Pakistan, and he is a true friend and well-wisher of Pakistan. The people of Pakistan like him very much. He is one of Karachi’s most popular, vibrant, active, and dynamic Consul Generals ever posted here. His doors were always open for the people of Pakistan. I was unable to express my deep sentiments and feelings in words, when I heard that the tenure of His Excellency Dr. June Kuncoro is going to be complete on 30th July 2024. We are unable to farewell him, say him goodbye as he is so close to our hearts and minds that we never imagined that he is leaving us. One thing is confirmed and this was shared by our Chief Editor Mr. Jawed Malik that Dr. June Kuncoro is taking our hearts with him. Perhaps Dr. June has the same feelings. There is a verse in Punjabi
Ik more aya mai uthey dil chore aya
There was a turn about where I left my heart.
Dr. June Kuncoro is going back to Indonesia but his heart will remain in Pakistan. His sentiments and sweet memories of the time he spent in Pakistan, will always be in his mind. While I am writing this article, I am controlling my tears and sentiments as I met with His Excellency several times. He was always, kind, polite, down-to-earth, and friendly. I produced many articles and reports on Indonesia, its advancement in education, science, and technology, its economy, business, and investment opportunities there and he always encouraged and admired my contribution to promoting Pakistan-Indonesia Friendship. I spent Eid ul Fitr at the Indonesian Consulate where I witnessed the warmth, love, and hospitality of His Excellency and our Indonesian brothers and sisters. These were historical moments and I wrote an article and shared this beautiful experience with my readers. I received awards from the Indonesian consulate twice and letters of appreciation several times in recognition of my meritorious services to promote Pakistan-Indonesia Friendship.
The News Lark is proud that it dedicated itself to promoting Pakistan- Indonesia Friendship which was admired by His Excellency Dr. June Kuncoro and his worthy team. The News Lark will Insha Allah continue its efforts to promote this friendship in the future as well.
His Excellency Dr. June Kuncoro Consul General of Indonesia in Karachi is very keen to promote these relations to new strategic heights. He has a very pleasant personality and always meets with his traditional beautiful smile. He remained very active and socially connected with the business community, media, and intellectual circles of Karachi during his tenure. He is a well-known person and is liked by everyone because of his kind and friendly nature. When anyone met him felt that he had known His Excellency for many years as he felt warmth, love, and closeness. He always paid personal attention toeveryone and felt inner pleasure to meet and greet people. I bow down my head before Almighty Allah that I am part of historic efforts to promote Pakistan-Indonesia relations and produced dozensof articles on Indonesia, attended several ceremonies organized by the Indonesian consulate.
14th May2024 was a historical day when there was a grand and dignified ceremony which was held at Governor House, Karachi to confer an honorary doctorate degree to His Excellency Dr. June Kuncoro in recognition of his meritorious services to promote Pakistan-Indonesia relations. This ceremony was well-represented and attended by several diplomats, media persons, bureaucrats, social activists, and others. Everybody was happy and these were pleasant moments and many people shook hands with His Excellency and congratulated him.
Dr. June Kuncoro is a highly qualified, talented, and highly experienced person. He has rich experience in the government administration industry, is highly skilled in diplomacy, well versed in creative writing, and has a specialization in Human Resource Development. He is a strong professional with an M.Sc. focus in communication science from the University of Leeds, an Experienced Head with a demonstrated history of working in government administration. He has been serving at the Consulate General of Indonesia in Karachi since May 2021 as Consul General of Indonesia. He is now a well-known, highly admired, and liked figure of Karachi. He worked very hard to promote trade, investment, tourism, and sociocultural events, enhancing people-to-people contacts and brought the business community of Pakistan and Indonesia closer. He also served as Director School of Senior Diplomats from April 2018 to September 2021 where he was responsible for planning, executing, developing, and evaluating the training for senior diplomats (Counselor Diplomatic Rank) which focused on leadership, innovation, and strategic thinking development of senior diplomats to meet global challenges and domestic demand. He also served as Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. He was head of Protocol and Consular Affairs at the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, The Hague from August 2015 to April 2018. He was responsible for providing Consular and Protection Services for Indonesian Citizens and Foreign people establishing the ILUNI (Association of University of Indonesia Alumnae) Netherlands chapter nurturing the Indonesian diaspora in the Netherlands. He also served as Head of Protocol and Consular Affairs at the Embassy of Indonesia in Rome from March 2008 to May 2012. He was involved in Cultural and Trade Promotion and Consulate Affairs. He studied at various reputed universities and institutes of Indonesia including State University of Jakarta and did his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Human Resource Management. He was a member of IKADIM (Association of Management Science of the State University of Jakarta). His area of research was the development of Human Resources in Foreign Service or diplomacy. He took a keen interest in developing human aspects of foreign service or diplomacy works. He also did his Masters in International Relations from the University of Indonesia. During his studies, he wrote a Thesis on China-US Economic Relations. He participated in International Seminar in Leeds activities and societies. Developed expertise in Media Studies and building the relations between foreign services and communication skills. He was a teaching assistant at the University and taught there Radio and TV broadcasting, creative writing, communication psychology, and management.
Such a highly qualified, well-experienced, visionary person needs to be recognized, highlighted, and admitted to appreciating his excellent services, and conferring him an honorary doctorate degree was a step inthe right direction.
May Allah shower His countless rewards, blessings, and bounties on him. We wish him the best of luck and pray for his success and longevity.
The smile on our faces in this picture reflects the warmth, closeness, and love we have in our hearts for each other. This warmth and mutual trust is the base of Pakistan-Indonesia’s Friendship.
