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Noto Suoneto

  • Writer: Foreign Policy Talks
    Foreign Policy Talks
  • Apr 1
  • 4 min read

Updated: Jun 24


Noto Suoneto is an International Political Economy professional specializing in global governance, regional cooperation, and strategic engagement with international stakeholders. His work focuses on fostering dialogue between government, business, and policy communities to advance Indonesia’s role in the global economy, alongside initiatives that promote foreign policy awareness and international affairs discourse in Southeast Asia.


Noto is currently VP for International Affairs and Operations at the Indonesian Business Council (IBC), where he coordinates international partnerships and diplomatic engagement and serves as Program Director of the council's flagship Indonesia Economic Summit (IES) 2025 and 2026. He is also Founder of Foreign Policy Talks (FPT), the Southeast Asian Society of Foreign Affairs (SASFA), and Lalu Langkah, and Co-Founder of the Jakarta Foreign Policy Analyst Circle (JFPAC) and the Chinese-Indonesian Youth Discussion Club (CIYDC).


Noto holds a Master of International Political Economy from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, and a Bachelor of International Relations from Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta. He has held senior roles across Indonesia's major regional and multilateral platforms, including Program Director of the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (ABIS) 2023, Program Director of the B20 Summit Indonesia 2022, Head of the International Affairs Office at the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN), Co-Lead of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) Indonesia Secretariat, International Affairs Manager for the B20 Indonesia Chairmanship, and Director for Special Projects and Institutional Relations at the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia. He has been recognised as a Chevening Scholar, a Yenching Symposium Scholar at Peking University, an Ambassador of Indonesian Youth Diplomacy, and was named Best Delegate at the Model Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Singapore.



Follow Noto in social medias as he discusses Indonesia's foreign policy priorities and Southeast Asia's economic diplomacy — including through Foreign Policy Talks, the podcast and discussion platform he founded to connect foreign policy practitioners across borders.



Research & Commentary

Noto is an active columnist on foreign policy dynamics, writing across national and international media platforms on regional economic diplomacy, ASEAN affairs, and Southeast Asia's geopolitical positioning. Below is a selection of his notable work.






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Side by side, yet still far apart: Rethinking Indonesia-Australia ties





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Watch & Listen

Noto is a regular presence in policy discussions beyond the page, from international summits to public forums. Watch and listen to him in conversation on Indonesia's foreign economic policy, ASEAN's regional diplomacy, and Southeast Asia's positioning amid US-China strategic competition.





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Prabowo-Gibran’s Vision and Mission on Indonesia Foreign Affairs





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Leadership & Initiatives

Beyond his institutional roles, Noto has directed numerous regional dialogues and founded several platforms for cross-border policy exchange among foreign affairs practitioners.


  • Foreign Policy Talks (Founder, 2020–Present) — a network of foreign policy enthusiasts hosting regular discussions, expert conversations, and podcasts, designed as a platform for cross-border knowledge exchange among foreign policy practitioners worldwide.

  • Southeast Asian Society of Foreign Affairs / SASFA (Founder, 2021–Present) — a network of young Southeast Asian foreign policy analysts and practitioners sharing updates on ASEAN's regional developments.

  • International Relations for Business Academy (Founder,

  • India-ASEAN Youth Dialogue (Co-Chair,

  • China-ASEAN Youth Dialogue (Co-Chair,

  • Chinese-Indonesian Youth Discussion Club / CIYDC (Co-Founder, 2022–Present) — a community of Chinese-Indonesian policy analysts, consultants, NGO activists, politicians, and lawyers engaging on law, international relations, and social development.

  • Jakarta Foreign Policy Analyst Circle / JFPAC (Co-Founder, 2025–Present) — a community of foreign policy and international affairs analysts that serves as a meeting point for researchers, academics, and practitioners in Jakarta. The circle provides a platform to discuss pressing issues, test emerging ideas, and exchange perspectives on Indonesia's diplomacy.



Honours & Recognition


  • Chevening Scholarship Awards, United Kingdom (2021)

  • Honorable Mention Delegate, ASEAN-China Youth Summit (2021)

  • Yenching Symposium Scholar, Global Symposium, Peking University, China (2019)

  • Member of the 10 Selected Delegates, Indonesia-Korea Young Leaders (2019)

  • Indonesian Delegate, International Youth Forum, UN-Habitat, South Korea (2019)

  • Ambassador of Indonesian Youth Diplomacy (IYD) (2018)

  • Best Delegate Awardee, Model Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), Singapore (2017)

  • SCG Young Leaders, Siam Cement Group, Thailand (2017)

  • Honorable Mention Delegate and Best Position Paper, UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Thammasat University, Thailand (2017)

  • President, Model ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (2017)

  • Indonesian Delegate, Asia Pacific Model United Nations Conference, Perth, Australia (2015)



Last Updated: 23 June 2026


 
 
 

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