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ISSN 1985-1030

ANNUAL REPORT

LAPORAN TAHUNAN

IDFR2009

LAPORAN TAHUNAN

ANNUAL REPORTIDFR2009

©IDFR 2010

Diterbitkan oleh Institut Diplomasi dan Hubungan Luar Negeri (lDFR)Kementerian Luar NegeriKuala Lumpur, Malaysiawww.idfr.gov.my

Hakcipta terpelihara. Tiada kandungan dalam penerbitan ini boleh disalin, disimpan dalam sistempenyimpanan, atau diedarkan dalam apa-apa bentuk atau cara, elektronik, mekanikal, termasuksalinan fotokopi, rakaman, imbasan dan sebagainya, tanpa kebenaran bertulis daripada penerbit.

ISSN 1985-1030

Perutusan daripada Ketua Setiausaha, Kementerian Luar Negeri, Malaysia 5

Kata Pengantar oleh Pengerusi Eksekutif IDFR 9

Institut Diplomasi dan Hubungan Luar Negeri (IDFR) 13

Pegawai dan Kakitangan IDFR 17

Bahagian Latihan 27

Bahagian Bahasa 35

Bahagian Pengajian Akademik, Penyelidikan dan Penerbitan 43

Bahagian Khidmat Pengurusan dan Korporat 47

Kursus Latihan Diplomatik untuk Pegawai PTD 53

Sarjana Sains Sosial dalam Strategi dan Diplomasi 55

Pelancaran Rasmi Kampus IDFR 57

KANDUNGAN

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PERUTUSAN DARIPADA KETUA SETIAUSAHA,KEMENTERIAN LUAR NEGERI, MALAYSIA

Saya ingin mengucapkan tahniah kepada IDFRkerana telah berjaya melaksanakan kesemuakursus yang telah dirancang untuk tahun 2009.Saya amat gembira kerana IDFR telah berjayamengekalkan kualiti kursus latihannya dan jugamemastikan Institut ini kekal relevan. Dunia yangdinamik dan sentiasa berubah menuntut prestasiyang terbaik daripada kor diplomat profesional danpegawai perkhidmatan awam Malaysia yangberkhidmat di dalam dan luar negara. Latihan danperkembangan kemahiran yang diberi oleh IDFRkekal memberi nilai yang tinggi kepada mereka.

Kursus-kursus latihan anjuran IDFR sememangnyatelah memberi manfaat kepada pelbagai pihak.Kursus-kursus tersebut bukan sahaja ditawarkankepada para diplomat dan pegawai KerajaanMalaysia tetapi juga kepada mereka dari negara-negara membangun di bawah Program KerjasamaTeknikal Malaysia (PKTM). IDFR telah dapatmelengkapkan para diplomat dan pegawai tersebutdengan pengetahuan dan kemahiran dalam bidangdiplomasi dan hubungan antarabangsa di sampingmembantu mengasah kemahiran profesionalmereka dalam bidang-bidang tertentu sepertikomunikasi silang budaya, diplomasi awam danbidang lain yang berkaitan. Saya juga gembira IDFRturut memberi penekanan yang sama kepada

latihan untuk pegawai dan kakitangannya bagimempertingkatkan penyampaian perkhidmatannya.

Saya berasa sukacita mengetahui IDFR telahmeluaskan skop aktivitinya dan menambah jumlahkursus yang ditawarkan. Program PengajianSerantau yang mula diperkenalkan pada tahun2008 dan memfokus kepada rantau Afrika, telahdiikuti dengan satu seminar mengenai negaraChina pada bulan Ogos 2009. Ianya telahdianjurkan sempena ulangtahun ke-35 hubungandiplomatik di antara Malaysia dengan China.Seminar tersebut telah mendapat sambutan baikdaripada Ketua-ketua Perwakilan Asing di KualaLumpur, bekas Duta-duta Besar Malaysia ke China,ahli-ahli akademik, pegawai-pegawai kerajaan daneksekutif-eksekutif dari syarikat-syarikat berkaitankerajaan.

Saya amat sukacita mengetahui IDFR telahmenawarkan modul bahasa Mandarin buat pertamakalinya bagi Kursus Latihan Diplomatik untukPegawai PTD pada tahun 2009. Ini merupakan satulangkah yang baik. Sebelum ini, IDFR hanyamenawarkan bahasa Arab, Perancis dan Sepanyolkepada peserta kursus. Saya ingin menggalakkansemua pegawai dan kakitangan Kementerian LuarNegeri dan kementerian serta agensi kerajaan yang

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lain untuk mengambil peluang mengikuti kelasbahasa asing yang dianjurkan oleh IDFR padasebelah petang.

Saya juga berasa gembira dengan inisiatif yangtelah diambil oleh IDFR untuk menaikkan tarafKursus Latihan Diplomatik untuk Pegawai PTDkepada sebuah program Diploma. Mulai tahun2010, peserta kursus ini akan dianugerahkanDiploma dalam Diplomasi. Ini merupakan satuperkembangan yang dialu-alukan dan akanmeningkatkan lagi reputasi Institut ini.

Ceramah umum dan perbincangan mejabulattentang hubungan antarabangsa juga merupakansebahagian dari aktiviti latihan IDFR. Melalui acara-acara sebegini, IDFR terus memainkan perananpenting dalam mewujudkan kesedaran danpemahaman tentang hubungan antarabangsa.Jumlah peserta yang menyertai ceramah umumdan perbincangan mejabulat yang dianjurkan olehIDFR, yang mencecah lebih 1000 orang,menzahirkan prestij IDFR sebagai sebuah institutlatihan diplomatik yang mampu menganjurkanprogram-program yang menarik minat parapengamal bidang diplomasi dan hubunganantarabangsa.

IDFR juga telah meneruskan usahanya dalammenjalinkan hubungan dengan institut-institutdiplomatik dan organisasi-organisasi serta agensi-agensi lain yang relevan. Penglibatannya dalammesyuarat tahunan ‘Deans and Directors ofDiplomatic Academies and Institutes of

International Relations’, dan ’Deans and Directorsof Diplomatic Training Institutes of ASEAN Plus 3’akan menyumbang kepada mempertingkatkanreputasinya sebagai pusat kecemerlangan dalambidang latihan diplomatik di rantau Asia. KerjasamaIDFR dengan International Peace Foundation (IPF) –sebuah yayasan bukan politik dan bukankeagamaan yang berpusat di Vienna, Austria, dibawah naungan bersama 21 Nobel Peace PrizeLaureates – di mana IDFR dan IPF telahmenganjurkan satu sesi dialog yang bertajuk‘Building a Culture of Peace and Development in aGlobalised World’ pada bulan April 2009 denganReverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. sebagai penyampaiucaptama, merupakan satu usaha yang patut dipuji.Sesi dialog tersebut telah mendapat sambutanyang baik. Saya percaya ini akan membuka jalanuntuk lebih banyak kerjasama dengan organisasiserta agensi antarabangsa lain yang relevan dalamusaha untuk mempromosikan imej dan prestijIDFR.

Saya ingin mengucapkan syabas kepada IDFR ataspenerbitan buku yang bertajuk Malaysia’s TerritorialDisputes: Two Cases at the ICJ dan Siri ProfilDiplomatik dua bekas Menteri Luar Negeri, iaituTun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi dan Tun Dr. IsmailAbdul Rahman. Saya berharap lebih banyakpenerbitan seperti ini akan diusahakan bagimerekodkan sumbangan personaliti-personalitiunggul masa lampau dalam sejarah negara kita.

Saya ingin merakamkan setinggi penghargaankepada Tan Sri Hasmy Agam, Pengerusi Eksekutif

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IDFR, serta pegawai dan kakitangan IDFR ataskomitmen, dedikasi dan profesionalisme mereka,dan mengucapkan tahniah kepada IDFR di atassemua kejayaan yang dicapai.

Terima kasih.

“1 Malaysia: Rakyat Didahulukan, Pencapaian Diutamakan”

TAN SRI RASTAM MOHD. ISA

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Pada 10 April 2009, IDFR amat berbesar hatimenyambut kehadiran Menteri Luar Negeri yangbaru, Dato’ Sri Anifah Aman. Lawatan ini turutdisertai oleh dua orang Timbalan beliau yang jugabaru dilantik, bagi mendengar taklimat tentangprogram-program dan aktiviti-aktiviti di IDFR.

IDFR telah berjaya menganjur kesemua programdan aktiviti latihan yang telah dirancang pada tahun2009. Ini adalah hasil daripada komitmen dan usahagigih warga IDFR termasuklah sokonganberterusan pihak Kementerian Luar Negeri, agensi-agensi dan institusi-institusi lain serta parapensyarah undangan.

Sejumlah 48 kursus telah dianjurkan sepanjangtahun 2009. Sebagai cabang latihan di bawahKementerian Luar Negeri, peranan utama IDFRadalah untuk melatih para diplomat dan pegawaiKerajaan dalam bidang diplomasi dan hubunganantarabangsa. Selaras dengan itu, IDFR telahmenganjurkan kursus-kursus bagi memenuhikehendak Kementerian. Atas permintaan MenteriLuar Negeri, satu kursus khas telah diadakan bagimempertingkatkan pengetahuan dan kemahiranprofesional para peserta terutamanya dalam bidangdiplomasi awam dan kemahiran media, diplomasipersidangan, etiket makan beradab dan

sebagainya. Dua puluh lima peserta daripadaKementerian menghadiri kursus yang berlangsungselama satu hari itu. Menteri Luar Negeri bukansahaja merasmikan kursus tersebut malah turutserta dalam beberapa sesi kursus bersama duaorang Timbalan Menterinya. Kami sangat berterimakasih di atas sokongan padu yang diberikan olehMenteri Luar Negeri kepada IDFR di mana ianyajelas memperlihatkan pengiktirafannya terhadapkepentingan mempunyai ilmu pengetahuan,kepakaran dan kemahiran dalam kerjaya yangmemerlukan pengetahuan untuk mengikutiperkembangan persekitaran antarabangsa yangdinamik lagi pesat berubah pada masa kini.

IDFR turut menganjurkan pelbagai kursus latihanuntuk kementerian-kementerian dan agensi-agensiKerajaan Malaysia yang lain serta kursus untuk parapegawai daripada negara-negara membangun dibawah tajaan Program Kerjasama Teknikal Malaysia(PKTM), dan berterusan menerima permintaandaripada kerajaan-kerajaan lain. IDFR berusahamemenuhinya dengan menggunakan sumber-sumber yang sedia ada.

Selain daripada menganjurkan kursus-kursuslatihan, IDFR turut menganjurkan ceramah-ceramahumum, seminar-seminar dan perbincangan-

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perbincangan mejabulat yang memfokuskankepada isu-isu dasar luar negeri dan hubunganantarabangsa. Dalam bulan April, IDFR dengankerjasama International Peace Foundation (IPF)yang berpusat di Vienna, telah menganjurkanceramah umum oleh Reverend Jesse LouisJackson, Sr., salah seorang pejuang hak asasi danketua politik terkenal di Amerika Syarikat. Beliautelah menyampaikan ceramah yang bertajuk‘Building a Culture of Peace and Development in aGlobalised World’. Pada bulan Ogos, Tun MusaHitam, bekas Timbalan Perdana Menteri Malaysiadan Pengerusi Bersama Majlis PerniagaanMalaysia-China, telah menyampaikan ucaptamayang bertempat di Auditorium IDFR, sewaktupenganjuran bengkel bagi memperingati 35 tahunhubungan diplomatik antara Malaysia dan China.Dalam bulan yang sama juga, dengan kerjasamaTan Sri Dr. Munir Majid, Visiting Senior Fellow,Program Asia Tenggara LSE IDEAS, IDFR telahmenganjurkan satu ceramah umum oleh PengarahBersama LSE IDEAS, Dr. Arne Westad bertajuk‘China and Southeast Asia’. Antara tetamu yanghadir adalah bekas Perdana Menteri, Tun AbdullahAhmad Badawi. Pada bulan September pula,Menteri Luar Negeri telah berucap dalam satumajlis pelancaran buku oleh Martin Jacques yangberjudul When China Rules the World anjuran IDFR dan LSE IDEAS. Acara tersebut telahdipengerusikan oleh Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid yangjuga merupakan Felo Kehormat IDFR.

Dalam usaha untuk mewujudkan jaringan-jaringanstrategik, mengukuhkan hubungan serta belajardan mencontohi amalan terbaik daripada akademi-akademi diplomatik yang lain, IDFR telah menyertaimesyuarat ke-37 ‘Deans and Directors ofDiplomatic Academies and Institutes ofInternational Relations’ di Vienna, Austria. IDFRjuga turut menghadiri mesyuarat tahunan ke-6

‘Deans and Directors of Diplomatic TrainingInstitutes of ASEAN Plus 3’ di Seoul, Korea.

Dalam program penyelidikan dan penerbitan pula,tiga bahan bacaan baru telah diterbitkan dan telahmenambahkan lagi senarai bahan bacaan terbitanIDFR dalam tahun 2009. Bahan terbitan pertamaadalah buku dwibahasa berkenaan dua kes yangdibawa oleh Malaysia untuk dikemukakan kepadaMahkamah Keadilan Antarabangsa yang berjudulMalaysia’s Territorial Disputes-Two Cases at theICJ. Dua lagi terbitan adalah lanjutan kepada siriProfil Diplomatik yang memfokuskan kepada bekasMenteri-menteri Luar Negeri sebagai penghargaanatas pencapaian dan perkhidmatan mereka kepadanegara. Profil-profil tersebut adalah tentang TunAbdullah Ahmad Badawi dan Tun Dr. Ismail AbdulRahman, yang kedua-duanya pernah menyandangjawatan tersebut.

IDFR telah melaksanakan satu projek perintisterhadap Petunjuk Prestasi Utama (KPI) bagimemantau kualiti kursus-kursus yang dianjurkandan aktiviti-aktiviti yang berkaitan. Ianya telahdipertingkat dan diperkemaskan supaya selarasdengan KPI Kementerian, berikutan inisiatifPerdana Menteri mewujudkan KPI dan KRA untukperkhidmatan awam.

Program Sarjana dalam bidang Strategi danDiplomasi anjuran bersama Universiti KebangsaanMalaysia (UKM) telah menjangkau tahun ke-11pelaksanaannya dan telah menghasilkan seramai160 alumni. IDFR juga bekerjasama dalam programMejabulat bersama Institut Kajian Oksidental(IKON), UKM dan akan berterusan menerokakerjasama-kerjasama lain dengan universiti-universiti serta institusi-institusi latihan danpenyelidikan di dalam mahupun di luar negara.

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IDFR meneruskan pertaliannya bersama Fulbrightdan telah menerima seorang lagi sarjana Fulbrightiaitu Encik Brian Neall Hoffman dari UniversitiLouisville, Kentucky, Amerika Syarikat. Beliau akanmenjalankan penyelidikannya di IDFR sehinggabulan Jun 2010 berkaitan langkah-langkah membinakeyakinan di Kepulauan Spratly.

Dalam tahun 2009 juga, IDFR telah meneruskanprogram latihan amalinya dengan menerimasembilan orang pelajar daripada Universiti UtaraMalaysia (UUM) dan empat orang pelajar daripadaUniversiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM).Mereka ditempatkan di pelbagai bahagian di IDFRsebagai memenuhi keperluan akademik mereka.

Saya amat gembira IDFR telah berjayamelaksanakan misinya dalam tahun 2009 hasildaripada dedikasi dan komitmen yang tinggi parapegawai dan kakitangannya. Saya yakin dengansokongan dan dedikasi daripada semua pihak yangterlibat, Institut ini akan mencapai kemajuan dandapat melaksanakan kesemua matlamat sertaobjektifnya.

Pada awal bulan November 2009, kami telahdikejutkan dengan berita sedih tentang pemergianrakan sekerja, Dr. Chandran Jeshurun, PengarahBahagian Pengajian Akademik, Penyelidikan danPenerbitan. Saya ingin mengambil kesempatan iniuntuk merakamkan penghargaan terhadapmendiang Dr. Chandran Jeshurun, yang telahmemberi sumbangan besar dalammemperkukuhkan program penyelidikan danpenerbitan, serta mengatur beberapa perbincanganmejabulat yang menarik minat ramai, termasuklahdua program dengan kerjasama LSE yang telahdinyatakan sebelum ini.

Akhir kata, saya ingin merakamkan setinggi terimakasih dan penghargaan kepada Tan Sri RastamMohd. Isa, Ketua Setiausaha, Kementerian LuarNegeri di atas minat dan sokongan berterusanbeliau kepada IDFR serta semua program danaktiviti yang dijalankan.

TAN SRI HASMY AGAM

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IDFR menawarkan pelbagai kursus untuk paradiplomat muda bagi melatih mereka supayasentiasa bersedia untuk berdepan dengan cabarandalam mempromosi dan mempertahankan dasarluar Malaysia. IDFR turut menganjurkan kursuslatihan untuk para diplomat pertengahan kerjaya danjuga para diplomat kanan, termasuklah Duta Besardan pasangan mereka. IDFR bukan sahaja melatihpegawai dari Wisma Putra, malah turut menawarkanlatihan kepada pegawai dari kementerian dan agensikerajaan yang lain. IDFR juga menyediakan kursusbahasa, yang merangkumi bahasa Arab, Inggeris,Malaysia, Mandarin, Perancis, dan Sepanyol. Kursusyang pelbagai ini dikendalikan oleh para profesordari universiti tempatan dan luar negara, wakil-wakildaripada Badan-badan Bukan Kerajaan, Duta-dutaBesar yang telah bersara dan yang masih lagiberkhidmat, tokoh-tokoh yang pakar dalam bidangmasing-masing, serta para pegawai IDFR.

Program latihan IDFR turut ditawarkan kepadapeserta dari negara membangun di bawah ProgramKerjasama Teknikal Malaysia (PKTM), di sampingdari ASEAN, negara anggota di dalam RancanganColombo dan juga negara Komanwel.

Peserta kursus dan pelatih IDFR mempunyaibanyak peluang untuk mengambil bahagian didalam bengkel, seminar, perbincangan mejabulat

dan ceramah umum yang dianjurkan di IDFR dan dibeberapa lokasi di luar IDFR. Tun Musa Hitam danReverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. adalah antarapenceramah jemputan terkemuka yang telahmenyampaikan ceramah dan ucaptama dalamtahun 2009.

Program Ijazah Sarjana Sains Sosial dalam bidangStrategi dan Diplomasi IDFR merupakan programanjuran bersama Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia(UKM). Tahun 2009 merupakan tahun ke-11pelaksanaannya dan merupakan program intensifselama 13 bulan. Para pelajar untuk sesi semasaadalah dari Afghanistan, Amerika Syarikat, Fiji,Guinea, Kanada, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar,Papua New Guinea dan Thailand.

IDFR juga menerima pelajar-pelajar tempatan danluar negara di bawah program latihan amali.Sehingga kini, IDFR telah menerima pelatih dariUniversiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM),Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), UniversitiMalaya (UM), Universiti Malaysia Sarawak(UNIMAS), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM),Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), UniversitiTeknologi MARA (UiTM) dan Universiti UtaraMalaysia (UUM).

Institut Diplomasi dan Hubungan Luar Negeri (IDFR) telah ditubuhkan pada1 Julai 1991 di bawah Jabatan Perdana Menteri berikutan keputusan Kabinetpada 6 Mac, tahun yg sama. IDFR telah dengan rasminya menjadisebahagian daripada Kementerian Luar Negeri, Malaysia pada 27 Mac 2004.Pada 8 Januari 2009, kampus IDFR di Jalan Wisma Putra telah dilancarkansecara rasminya oleh bekas Perdana Menteri iaitu Tun Abdullah AhmadBadawi.

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Visi

• Untuk menjadi tempat tumpuan serantau danpusat kecemerlangan bagi latihan danpenyelidikan dalam bidang diplomasi danpengajian antarabangsa

Misi

• Untuk membangunkan sebuah kumpulanpegawai diplomatik yang dapat mempromosidan mempertahankan kepentingan negarabersesuaian dengan perkembangan diplomasipada masa kini akibat perubahan global

• Untuk melengkapkan pegawai-pegawai denganpengetahuan mendalam, kemahiran profesionaldan sikap yang sesuai dalam mengendalikanhubungan luar negeri

• Untuk menyediakan para diplomat dan pegawaidari agensi dan kementerian lain (termasukpasangan) tentang realiti bekerja di luar negara,dengan mengendalikan kursus-kursus yangbersesuaian

Bahagian di IDFR

• Bahagian Latihan

• Bahagian Bahasa

• Bahagian Pengajian Akademik, Penyelidikan dan Penerbitan

• Bahagian Khidmat Pengurusan dan Korporat

Kursus/Program di IDFR

IDFR menawarkan kursus/program latihan dibawah bidang kepakaran yang berikut:

• Kursus Latihan Diplomatikuntuk meningkatkan tahap profesionalismepegawai perkhidmatan diplomatik

• Program Orientasiuntuk menyediakan pegawai perkhidmatandiplomatik untuk berkhidmat di luar negara

• Program Pengajian Serantauuntuk memberi pemahaman yang menyeluruhdan menyebarkan pengetahuan dan penghargaanyang lebih mengenai rantau berkaitan

• Program Latihan Bahasauntuk menganjurkan kursus-kursus bahasaArab, Inggeris, Malaysia, Mandarin, Perancisdan Sepanyol secara intensif dan tetap, sertalatihan dalam penulisan ucapan dan bahasaInggeris untuk diplomasi

• Program Sarjana Sains Sosial (Strategi dan Diplomasi)untuk memberi satu pemahaman yang luastentang hubungan antarabangsa dan dasar luar

Kemudahan di IDFR

Di antara kemudahan yang terdapat di IDFR ialah:

• Perpustakaan yang lengkap dan mempunyaisumber pembelajaran kendiri. Perpustakaan inipernah memenangi anugerah ‘PerpustakaanCemerlang Perkhidmatan Awam’ pada tahun 2006

• Auditorium yang boleh memuatkan seramai 250orang dan dilengkapi dengan sistem PA danlampu teater

• Dewan serbaguna yang boleh memuatkansehingga 500 orang

• 60 buah bilik asrama bertaraf antarabangsatermasuk sepuluh bilik mewah

• Bilik latihan dan persidangan serta makmalbahasa yang lengkap

• Liputan rangkaian tanpa wayar di bilikmesyuarat, auditorium dan juga kafeteria

• Gimnasium, kolam renang, gelanggang tenisdan gelanggang skuasy untuk aktiviti rekreasi

Pembiayaan

Semua program di IDFR dibiayai oleh kerajaanMalaysia.

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PEGAWAI DANKAKITANGAN IDFR

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PEGAWAI DAN KAKITANGAN IDFR

Tan Sri Hasmy AgamPengerusi Eksekutif

AmbasadorAbdullah Faiz ZainPengarah Kanan(mulai 10 November 2009)

Dato’ Rohana RamliPengarah Kanan(sehingga 9 November 2009)

Dr. Chandran Jeshurun

Pengarah Bahagian Pengajian

Akademik, Penyelidikan dan

Penerbitan(meninggal dunia pada

3 November 2009)

Vasudiwan a/l Narayanan

Pengarah Bahagian Latihan

(Memangku)

Rozanah IbrahimPengarah Bahagian Bahasa

Mohd. Haniff Abd. RahmanTimbalan Pengarah Kanan Bahagian Latihan(sehingga 10 November 2009)

Gurdev Singh a/l Bhag Singh

Timbalan Pengarah KananBahagian Latihan(sehingga 30 April 2009)

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Gloria Corina Anak

Peter TiwetTimbalan Pengarah Kanan

Bahagian Latihan

(mulai 12 November 2009)

Satish RanggayahTimbalan Pengarah Bahagian Latihan(sehingga 26 April 2009)

Abdul Rahimi AhmadShamsuilTimbalan Pengarah Seksyen Pentadbiran, Kewangandan Sumber Manusia(sehingga 31 Disember 2009)

Nor Obaidah Abidin Timbalan Pengarah Seksyen Perpustakaan(sehingga 18 Januari 2009)

Kamariah Jaafar Timbalan Pengarah Seksyen Perpustakaan

(mulai 19 Januari 2009)

M. Georgina Ann Zachariah

Pegawai Khas kepada

Pengerusi Eksekutif

Alex Chee Wern WyePenolong Pengarah Bahagian Latihan

Zarina Md. Yusuf

Penolong Pengarah

Bahagian Latihan

Jaganathan a/l

Krishnasamy

Penolong Pengarah

Bahagian Latihan

(mulai 29 Jun 2009)

Noraini Awang Nong Timbalan Pengarah Bahagian PengajianAkademik, Penyelidikan danPenerbitan

Zaiza Haji AliTimbalan Pengarah Seksyen ICT

Edriely IbrahimPenolong Pengarah Bahagian Latihan (sehingga 3 Mei 2009)

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Mohd. Shahafeez Shaharis

Penolong Pengarah

Bahagian Latihan

Azmah MahmudPenolong Pengarah Bahagian Latihan

Joyce AbrahamPegawai Bahasa Inggeris

Hassan Mohd. Ali@Mat AliPegawai Bahasa Arab

Agustin Gutierez C.

AbdullahPegawai Bahasa Sepanyol

Dzuita Mohamed

Penolong Pengarah

Bahagian Pengajian

Akademik, Penyelidikan

dan Penerbitan

Ghazali Shafie Akauntan

Farashima Aini Mohd. Ali

Penolong Pengarah

Seksyen Perhubungan Awam

Roziyana Che Othman

Pegawai Teknologi Maklumat

Wan Faizah Wan YusoffPegawai Bahasa Inggeris

Jeanette DainaPegawai Bahasa Perancis

Zaidi Abdul Rahman Penolong Pengarah Seksyen Perpustakaan

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Badriyah Johari

Pegawai Teknologi MaklumatShasriman Aziz Penolong Pegawai TeknologiMaklumat

Siti Najmah ZakariaPenolong Pegawai Tadbir

Teoh Soo KiangPengurus Asrama(sehingga 1 Jun 2009)

Mohd. Alif Noor Ismail

Penolong Pengurus Asrama

(sehingga 6 November 2009)

Suriya Zanariya Zakaria

Penolong Akauntan

(mulai 1 Jun 2009)

Sarinah Bonot Penolong PegawaiPerpustakaan

Mohd. Noor Ahmad Jusoh

Pembantu Akaun KananSiti Noor’aini Hassan

Pembantu Khas kepada

Pengerusi Eksekutif

(sehingga 12 Julai 2009)

Izura Ismail Penolong Pegawai TeknologiMaklumat

Nor Akma Musa Penolong Akauntan (sehingga 31 Mei 2009)

Mat Basir Jaafar Pembantu Akaun Kanan

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Mardianah Ahmad Pembantu Khas kepadaPengarah Bahagian Bahasa

Hartini Abdul Hamid

Pembantu Khas kepada

Pengarah Bahagian Pengajian

Akademik, Penyelidikan dan

Penerbitan

Laily Abu Bakar

Pembantu Khas kepada

Pengarah Bahagian Khidmat

Pengurusan dan Korporat

(mulai 26 Oktober 2009)

Mohd. Masri Awang Kerani Kursus

Romanchita Natalie Dusipil

Kerani KursusGunaselvam a/l Vail

Kerani Kursus

Hetty Dzurin Mohamed On

Pembantu Khas kepada

Pengerusi Eksekutif

(mulai 13 Julai 2009)

Rohani Salim Pembantu Khas kepadaPengarah Kanan(sehingga 17 Mei 2009)

Nazirah NazaruddinPembantu Khas kepadaPengarah Bahagian Latihan(mulai 18 Mei 2009)

Nik Latifah Mohd. Zaki Pembantu Khas kepadaPengarah Kanan(mulai 18 Mei 2009)

Habesah Hashim Pembantu Khas kepadaPengarah Bahagian KhidmatPengurusan dan Korporat(sehingga 2 Ogos 2009)

Ahmad Firdaus Jahya’Azim Kerani Kursus

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Ricky Wong Kerani Kursus

Jennifer Abin Lianjun Kerani Kursus

Mohd. Zaki Hamid Pembantu Tadbir

Siti Hajar Osman Pembantu Tadbir

Rozila Mat Zin Penyelia Asrama

Ahmad Khidir Lemin

Pembantu Tadbir

(mulai 3 November 2009)

Siti Nurfartini Mahazan Pembantu Tadbir

Ligong Anak Baja

Pembantu TadbirSebastian Anak Dio

Pembantu Tadbir

Kamaruddin A. Hussin Kerani Kursus

Thilaga a/p MayvanPembantu Tadbir(sehingga 2 November 2009)

Hafisah Dahmit Pembantu Tadbir

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Che Nurul Huda Che AzizPembantu Perpustakaan

Zurainee Zainoldin

Pembantu PerpustakaanMuhammad Azri Azmi

Juruteknik Komputer

Mohd. Fairuz Asraf Ismail

Juruteknik ElektrikMohamad Fairuz Omar Juruteknik Awam

Ida Rosyanty Ishak Pegawai Khidmat Pelanggan

Sapuri Ghazali Pembantu Akaun

Norhana Safri Pembantu Akaun

Gurnam Kaur

Pembantu Perpustakaan

Fatimah Ahmad Pegawai Khidmat Pelanggan

Farra Aida Yunus Pembantu Akaun

Azharuddin Abd Razak Juruteknik Komputer

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Rusli Haron Ketua Pengawal Keselamatan

(sehingga 4 Oktober 2009)

Abdul Rashid Bidin Ketua Pengawal Keselamatan(mulai 5 Oktober 2009)

Norazlia Jamhari Jurutaip

Siti Khatijah Ismail Jurutaip

Tuan Rosazian Tuan Manan

Pengawal KeselamatanMuhammad Jaafar

Abdul Karim

Pengawal Keselamatan

Mohd. Aliff Fizre AhmadPengawal Keselamatan

Mohd. Saiful Anuar Yusof

Pengawal KeselamatanAziz Ismail Pengawal Keselamatan

Rabeha MohamedJurutaip

Wan Mohd. Hafiz Wan Muda Pengawal Keselamatan

Mohd. Rizaudin Mohd. Diah Pengawal Keselamatan

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Khairul Nizam Mohd.

HussainPengawal Keselamatan

(sehingga 12 November 2009)

Yusri SallehPemandu

Shukor Md. YusofPemandu

Mohd. Fazlee Abdul AzizPemandu

Mohd. Zani Tukiman

PemanduIsaac Peter Pembantu Am Pejabat

Fadilah Shahri Pembantu Am Pejabat

Wan Mohd. Azrul Wan

Mohamad Pembantu Am Pejabat

Azrul Nizam Abdul Rahim

Pembantu Am Pejabat

Ibrahim NorPemandu

Zaimi Ahmad Pembantu Am Pejabat

Ahmad Yani KamarudinPembantu Am Pejabat

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Bengkel Diplomasi Awam dan Kemahiran Media 1/2009

Bengkel yang telah diadakan dari 17 hingga 20Februari 2009 ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkankesedaran para peserta mengenai peranandiplomasi awam dalam mempromosikankepentingan negara di peringkat antarabangsa,serta meningkatkan pengetahuan dan kemahiranmereka untuk berurusan dengan pihak media dalamkonteks diplomasi awam. Di antara topik-topik yangtelah disentuh termasuk Pengenalan DiplomasiAwam; Peranan Media dalam Diplomasi Awam;Pemahaman Silang Budaya dan Kesannya dalamDiplomasi Awam; Peranan Badan-badan BukanKerajaan dalam Diplomasi Awam; MempromosikanMalaysia melalui Budaya; Perhubungan Media yangBerkesan; Menangani Situasi Krisis dan Soalan yangSukar daripada Media; Temuduga TV dan Radio;Sidang Akhbar; dan Simulasi Sidang Akhbar.

Bengkel ini telah dihadiri oleh 13 orang peserta dariKementerian Luar Negeri, Kementerian Pertahanan,Kementerian Perdagangan Antarabangsa danIndustri, Kementerian Pelancongan, KementerianSumber Asli dan Alam Sekitar, JabatanPerlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara, danJabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia.

Program Serantau Komanwel dalam Latihan Diplomatik

Kursus ini, yang diadakan dari 2 hingga 13 Mac2009, bertujuan untuk mendedahkan pesertakursus kepada perkembangan-perkembanganterkini dalam bidang diplomasi dan hubungan luarnegeri selain meningkatkan persahabatan danjaringan di kalangan para diplomat negara-negaraKomanwel. Ia telah dikendalikan di bawah tajaanSekretariat Komanwel di London. Seramai 13 orangpeserta dari negara-negara Komanwel iaituBangladesh, Brunei, India, Malaysia, Maldives, danjuga Singapura telah menghadiri kursus ini.

Kursus ini memfokus kepada kemahiran diplomasi,isu-isu serantau dan global serta kepimpinan.Antara topik-topik yang dibincangkan ialahPerundingan Perdagangan; Krisis Sumber Tenagadan Makanan Global; Keganasan Antarabangsa;ASEAN dan SAARC; Forum Serantau ASEAN;Komanwel – Prospek dan Cabaran; KomunikasiSilang Budaya yang Berkesan; Diplomasi PelbagaiHala; Kepimpinan dan Pengurusan Organisasi;Pengurusan Krisis; dan Etiket Makan Beradab danResepsi.

Bahagian Latihan IDFR terdiri daripada seorang Pengarah (Memangku), duaorang Timbalan Pengarah Kanan, seorang Timbalan Pengarah, lima orangPenolong Pengarah, seorang Pembantu Khas dan lima orang kakitangansokongan. Fungsi utama bahagian ini adalah untuk menganjurkan programlatihan untuk para diplomat dan bakal diplomat dari dalam dan luar negara,serta pegawai-pegawai Kerajaan Malaysia dan negara-negara lain yangberminat untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan mereka dalam bidangdiplomasi dan hubungan luar negeri.

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Selain dari menghadiri ceramah, beberapa lawatansambil belajar turut diadakan iaitu lawatan selamatiga hari ke Langkawi dan juga lawatan ke WismaPutra, Putrajaya dan Menara Berkembar Petronas.

Kursus Pertengahan Kerjaya untuk Diplomat

Kursus ini telah dijalankan sebanyak dua kali dalamtahun 2009; iaitu dari 27 April hingga 11 Mei 2009dan dari 16 hingga 26 November 2009. Kursusyang pertama telah dihadiri oleh sepuluh orangpegawai dari Kementerian Luar Negeri manakalakursus yang kedua telah dihadiri oleh 21 orangpegawai dari Kementerian Luar Negeri, PerbadananPembangunan Perdagangan Luar Malaysia, danLembaga Penggalakan Pelancongan Malaysia.

Objektif kursus ini adalah untuk meningkatkanpengetahuan profesional serta tahap kepimpinandan pengurusan pegawai-pegawai pertengahankerjaya supaya mereka dapat menjalankan tugassebagai timbalan ketua perwakilan, penasihatkedutaan besar atau konsul jeneral dengan penuhyakin.

Kursus ini memfokus kepada Komunikasi SilangBudaya; Undang-undang Kemanusiaan Antarabangsa;Kepimpinan Transformasi; Ekonomi Malaysia;Perdagangan dan Pelaburan Antarabangsa sertaPengurusan Krisis Kemanusiaan. Para peserta jugadiberi taklimat berkenaan isu-isu pentadbiran sepertiKeselamatan Aset Malaysia di Luar Negara; ProtokolIstana dan Diraja; dan Pengurusan Kewangan diPerwakilan.

Para peserta juga telah berpeluang untuk menimbapengalaman secara ‘role play’ iaitu berada dalamsatu sidang akhbar sebagai wakil Malaysia di luarnegara di bawah Modul MempertahankanKepentingan Negara Malaysia.

Kursus Pra-Penempatan bagi Pegawai dan Pasangan

Kursus ini telah diadakan dari 6 hingga 14 Mei2009. Ia ditawarkan kepada para pegawai daripelbagai agensi kerajaan yang bakal bertugas di luarnegara serta pasangan masing-masing. Tujuanutama kursus ini adalah untuk meningkatkan

pengetahuan para peserta mengenai diplomasi danhubungan antarabangsa serta memberipendedahan mengenai kemahiran, pengetahuandan sahsiah diri yang diperlukan bagi memastikanmereka dapat menjalankan tugas dengancemerlang di penempatan masing-masing serta dikalangan komuniti antarabangsa. Aspekpenyesuaian para peserta dalam persekitaran yangbaru serta bekerjasama dalam satu pasukan jugaditekankan.

Antara perkara yang telah dibincangkan adalahdasar-dasar kerajaan serta isu-isu terkini yangberkait dengan pelaksanaan dasar luar negaraMalaysia. Antara komponen utama kursus iniadalah pemahaman tentang tugas dantanggungjawab para peserta semasa berada diPerwakilan termasuklah tugas untuk mempromosidan mempertahankan kepentingan Malaysia sertameningkatkan imej Malaysia di mata dunia. Kursusini juga menekankan kepentingan meningkatkankemahiran interpersonal, etiket sosial danketrampilan diri bagi membentuk imej yang baik.Menyedari kepentingan peranan suami/isteri parapeserta dalam memberi sokongan terhadap tugasmereka di Perwakilan, kursus ini juga menerapkanpelbagai aspek serta peranan pasangan pegawaiterutamanya melalui penglibatan mereka dalamPersatuan Wanita Kementerian Luar NegeriMalaysia atau PERWAKILAN.

Seramai 26 orang pegawai menghadiri kursus ini,iaitu dari Kementerian Luar Negeri, KementerianPertahanan, Kementerian PerdaganganAntarabangsa dan Industri, Kementerian Pertaniandan Industri Asas Tani, Kementerian Pelancongan,Lembaga Kemajuan Perindustrian Malaysia,Perbadanan Pembangunan Perdagangan LuarMalaysia, dan Jabatan Imigresen. Seramai 12 orangpasangan turut menghadiri kursus ini.

Kursus Pengurusan Krisis untuk Peserta Antarabangsa (PKTM)

Kursus yang telah dijalankan dari 9 hingga 26 Jun2009 ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkanpengetahuan para peserta dalam memahami aspekteoretikal dan praktikal dalam pengurusan krisisantarabangsa. Di samping itu, kursus ini juga

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bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dankemahiran para peserta terhadap pelbagai langkahdan teknik pengurusan krisis. Topik-topik yangdibincangkan dalam kursus ini ialah Struktur KrisisAntarabangsa; Ramalan Krisis; Perundingan danPengantaraan; serta Kajian Terhadap KrisisAntarabangsa yang Besar. Selain dari kuliah, kursusini juga melibatkan latihan simulasi dan lawatansambil belajar.

Kursus selama tiga minggu ini, yang dijalankan dibawah Program Kerjasama Teknikal Malaysia(PKTM), telah dihadiri oleh 13 orang pesertaantarabangsa termasuk lima orang peserta yangditaja separa oleh Sekretariat Rancangan Colombo.Peserta kursus ini adalah dari Afghanistan, Guinea,Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Laos, Maldives, Mauritius,Peru, Swaziland, Syria dan Vietnam.

Kursus Orientasi untuk Ketua-ketua Perwakilan dan Pasangan

Kursus ini telah dijalankan dari 29 Jun hingga 3 Julai2009. Ianya ditawarkan kepada pegawai-pegawaikanan di Kementerian Luar Negeri yang telah dipilihuntuk bertugas sebagai Ketua-ketua PerwakilanMalaysia di luar negara. Objektifnya adalah untukmengukuhkan pengetahuan dan kemahiran parapeserta dalam pelbagai bidang yang berkaitandengan tugas dan tanggungjawab mereka sebagaiKetua Perwakilan serta pasangan mereka.

Kursus ini banyak bertumpu kepada diplomasiawam. Topik-topik yang dibincangkan termasukMenangani Media dan Kemahiran Media;Kepimpinan di Perwakilan; Globalisasi danImpaknya terhadap Malaysia; Sesi Dialog BersamaBekas Duta-duta Besar Malaysia; danMempertahankan Kepentingan Negara Malaysia.Sesi khas selama satu hari turut diadakan untukpara pasangan. Antara topik-topik yang telahdisentuh dalam sesi tersebut ialah Etiket MakanBeradab dan Resepsi; Peranan Pasangan diPerwakilan; dan Penjagaan Penampilan Diri.

Lapan orang pegawai kanan Wisma Putra yangtelah menerima watikah pelantikan sebagai KetuaPerwakilan Malaysia di luar negara serta pasanganmereka telah menghadiri kursus ini.

Kursus Orientasi untuk Diplomasi

Kursus selama satu hari ini telah diadakan pada 10 Julai 2009 atas permintaan Menteri Luar Negeri.Objektif kursus ini adalah untuk meningkatkanpengetahuan dan kemahiran para peserta dalambidang diplomasi khususnya yang berkaitandiplomasi awam, kemahiran media, persidanganantarabangsa dan etiket makan beradab. Antaratopik-topik yang telah dijalankan ialah PengucapanAwam; Diplomasi Awam; Kemahiran Media;Prosedur Persidangan Antarabangsa – Kemahirandan Dinamik; Menyediakan Campur TanganSubstantif dan Ucapan; Kenyataan bagiPersidangan/Mesyuarat Antarabangsa; EtiketMakan Beradab; dan Praktikum Makan Beradab.

Seramai 25 orang peserta dari Kementerian LuarNegeri, termasuk Menteri Luar Negeri danTimbalan-timbalan Menteri Luar Negeri, telahmenghadiri kursus ini.

Bengkel Diplomasi Awam dan Kemahiran Media 2/2009

Bengkel Diplomasi Awam dan Kemahiran Mediayang kedua telah diadakan dari 14 hingga 17 Julai2009. Objektif bagi kursus yang dijalankan selamaempat hari ini adalah untuk meningkatkankesedaran para peserta mengenai peranandiplomasi awam dalam mempromosikankepentingan negara di peringkat antarabangsa,serta meningkatkan pengetahuan dan kemahiranmereka untuk berurusan dengan pihak media dalamkonteks diplomasi awam. Di antara topik-topik yangtelah dibincangkan termasuk Pengenalan DiplomasiAwam; Peranan Media dalam Diplomasi Awam;Pemahaman Silang Budaya dan Kesannya dalamDiplomasi Awam; Peranan Badan-badan BukanKerajaan dalam Diplomasi Awam; MempromosikanMalaysia melalui Budaya; Perhubungan Media yangBerkesan; Menangani Situasi Krisis dan Soalan yangSukar daripada Media; dan Simulasi Sidang Akhbar.

Bengkel ini telah dihadiri oleh 36 orang peserta dariKementerian Luar Negeri, Jabatan PerdanaMenteri, Pusat Serantau Asia Tenggara bagiMencegah Keganasan, Kementerian Pertahanan,Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi, Kementerian

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Pelancongan, Institut Penyelidikan KeselamatanJalan Raya, Lembaga Perindustrian Kayu Malaysia,Lembaga Kemajuan Perindustrian Malaysia, danPerbadanan Pembangunan Perdagangan LuarMalaysia.

Kursus Analisa Strategik Antarabangsa (PKTM)

Kursus yang diadakan dari 28 Julai hingga 14 Ogos2009 ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkanpemahaman peserta mengenai pemikiran strategiktentang isu-isu keselamatan dan strategikantarabangsa masa kini. Pengetahuan ini dapatdigunakan dalam menempuh cabaran duniaglobalisasi masa kini. Di antara topik-topik yangdibincangkan termasuklah Keselamatan Tradisionaldan Bukan Tradisional; Analisis Risiko Politik; IsuKeselamatan Antarabangsa; dan KeganasanAntarabangsa. Ia merupakan platform terbaik bagipeserta untuk bertukar pandangan dan idea.

Kursus ini, yang dijalankan di bawah ProgramKerjasama Teknikal Malaysia (PKTM), telah dihadirioleh 24 orang peserta. Sembilan orang daripadapeserta tersebut telah ditaja separa olehSekretariat Rancangan Colombo. Seramai tujuhorang peserta adalah dari Malaysia manakala yanglain adalah dari Bhutan, Colombia, Fiji, Ghana,Guinea, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Laos, Maldives,Mauritius, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand,Uganda dan Vietnam.

Bengkel Mengenai Hubungan Malaysia-China:Perspektif Dua Hala, Rantau dan Global

Bengkel ini telah diadakan pada 19 Ogos 2009sebagai salah satu acara untuk menyambutUlangtahun ke-35 Hubungan Diplomatik Malaysia-China. Objektif bengkel ini adalah untuk mewujudkankesedaran di kalangan peserta mengenai hubungandua hala Malaysia-China terutamanya dalam bidangpolitik, keselamatan, sosio-ekonomi, perdagangan,pelaburan dan hala tuju masa depan.

Bengkel ini telah dimulakan dengan ucaptama olehTun Musa Hitam, Pengerusi Bersama MajlisPerniagaan Malaysia-China tentang topik ‘The Riseof China as a Global Power: Its Implications forMalaysia, the Region and the World’. Ucaptama

tersebut, yang dibuka kepada orang ramai, telahdihadiri oleh 210 orang tetamu.

Bengkel ini mengandungi dua sesi perbincanganmejabulat dan satu luncheon talk yang melibatkanpara peserta yang terpilih dari sektor awam dankorporat, ahli-ahli akademik dan badan-badan bukankerajaan. Sesi perbincangan mejabulat yangpertama yang bertajuk ‘China and the Region:Political, Security and Strategic Dimensions’melibatkan tiga ahli panel utama, iaitu T.Y.T. Liu Jian,Duta Besar China ke Malaysia; Tan Sri MohamedJawhar Hassan, Pengerusi dan Ketua PegawaiEksekutif Institut Kajian Strategik dan Antarabangsa(ISIS) Malaysia; dan Encik Bunn Nagara, PenyuntingBersekutu dari The Star Publications Sdn. Bhd. Sesiini telah dipengerusikan oleh Tan Sri Hasmy Agam,Pengerusi Eksekutif IDFR.

Bengkel ini diteruskan dengan luncheon talk yangbertajuk ‘The Do’s and Don’ts of Doing Business inChina: Malaysia’s Experience’ yang disampaikanoleh Tan Sri William Cheng dari Majlis PerniagaanMalaysia-China. Bengkel ini diakhiri dengan satu lagisesi perbincangan mejabulat bertajuk ‘Malaysia-China Relations: Enhancing Economic, Trade andInvestment Prospects’ dengan Dato’ Mohd. AmirJaafar, Felo Kanan Institut Asia-Eropah sebagaipemudahcara, manakala Dr. Wong Lai Sum,Timbalan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif PerbadananPembangunan Perdagangan Luar Malaysia sertaEncik Steven Wong, Penolong Ketua Pengarah ISISMalaysia sebagai ahli-ahli panel.

Bengkel Pengenalan Undang-undang Awam Antarabangsa

Bengkel yang telah diadakan dari 5 hingga 9Oktober 2009 ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkankefahaman peserta tentang undang-undang awamantarabangsa yang relevan dalam bidang diplomasi,perhubungan antarabangsa, serta perdagangan danpelaburan antarabangsa. Antara topik-topik yangtelah dibincangkan dalam bengkel ini adalahUndang-undang Ekonomi Antarabangsa; Undang-undang Alam Sekitar Antarabangsa; Undang-undang Hak Asasi Manusia Antarabangsa;Undang-undang Kemanusiaan Antarabangsa;Undang-undang Laut Antarabangsa; Undang-

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undang Perjanjian dan Undang-undangTanggungjawab Negeri; Akta Hubungan Konsular(Konvensyen Vienna 1963); dan Akta HubunganDiplomatik (Konvensyen Vienna 1961).

Bengkel selama lima hari ini telah dihadiri oleh 17orang peserta dari Kementerian Luar Negeri,Kementerian Pertahanan, Pusat Serantau AsiaTenggara bagi Mencegah Keganasan, LembagaPerindustrian Kayu Malaysia, dan LembagaKemajuan Perindustrian Malaysia.

Kursus Latihan Diplomatik untuk Peserta Antarabangsa (PKTM)

Kursus yang telah diadakan dari 13 hingga 30Oktober 2009 ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkanpengetahuan dan kemahiran peserta dalam bidangdiplomasi dan hubungan antarabangsa sertakebolehan mereka menjalankan tugas sebagaipegawai diplomatik. Para peserta juga telah diberipendedahan kepada pengalaman Malaysia dalampembangunan negara dan hubungan luar negeri. Diantara topik-topik yang disentuh ialah KomunikasiSilang Budaya; Kemahiran Pembentangan;Perundingan Dua Hala dan Pelbagai Hala; DiplomasiAwam; dan Kemahiran Media.

Kursus selama tiga minggu ini, yang dijalankan dibawah Program Kerjasama Teknikal Malaysia, telahhadiri oleh seramai 18 orang peserta termasukempat orang peserta yang ditaja separa olehSekretariat Rancangan Colombo. Peserta kursus iniadalah dari Argentina, Bhutan, Chile, Filipina,Guinea, Jordan, Laos, Malaysia, Mauritius,Myanmar, Swaziland dan Tanzania.

Perbincangan Mejabulat

Sesi perbincangan mejabulat yang pertama untuktahun 2009 yang bertajuk ‘Foreign Policy in an Eraof Globalisation’ telah diadakan pada 15 Januari2009 di Bilik Triti. Sir Peter Ricketts, SetiausahaTetap Pejabat Luar British dan Komanwel adalahpenceramah bagi perbincangan tersebut manakalapemudahcaranya ialah Dato’ Kamaruddin Abu,bekas Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Malaysia ke UnitedKingdom. Di dalam ceramahnya, Sir Rickettsmemaklumkan bahawa para Pegawai Diplomatik

harus mempunyai pengetahuan yang luas dalamisu-isu semasa untuk mempertahankan dasar luarnegara masing-masing. Para Pegawai Diplomatikjuga harus memiliki kemahiran untuk memperolehmaklumat terkini tentang isu-isu antarabangsamenerusi jaringan perhubungan yang baik denganrakan-rakan sejawat mereka dari negara lain.Seramai 56 orang peserta dari sektor kerajaan,badan-badan bukan kerajaan dan sektor korporattelah menyertai sesi perbincangan ini.

Sesi perbincangan mejabulat yang kedua telahdianjurkan pada 25 Februari 2009 di Bilik Triti. Sesiperbincangan mejabulat yang bertajuk ‘The ObamaTeam: The New US President’s Line-up and HowThey Will Relate to Southeast Asia’ telahdisampaikan oleh Datuk Ernest Bower, bekasPresiden Majlis Perniagaan AS-ASEAN dan kinirakan kongsi di BrooksBower Asia. Beliau telahmemberi penerangan mengenai latar belakang danciri-ciri perwatakan barisan kabinet di bawahpentadbiran Presiden Obama dan kesan yangdijangka terhadap hubungan dua hala ASEAN-AS.Beliau juga berpendapat bahawa Presiden Obamamempunyai keinginan yang mendalam bagimengeratkan hubungan dua hala ASEAN-ASterutamanya dalam mengenalpasti bidang-bidangkerjasama baru di rantau ini. Sehubungan itu, DatukBower begitu optimistik bahawa hubungan duahala antara Malaysia dan Amerika Syarikat akanmenjadi lebih kukuh di bawah kepimpinanpentadbiran baru di kedua-dua negara. Sesiperbincangan ini telah dihadiri oleh 55 orangpeserta dari sektor kerajaan dan korporat, badan-badan bukan kerajaan dan universiti.

Ceramah Umum

Satu ceramah umum yang bertajuk ‘Building ACulture of Peace and Development in a GlobalisedWorld’ oleh Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.,Presiden dan Pengasas Rainbow/PUSH Coalitiontelah diadakan di Auditorium IDFR pada 22 April2009. Ceramah umum ini adalah sebahagiandaripada acara ASEAN ‘Bridges-Dialogues: Towardsa Culture of Peace’ dan telah dianjurkan bersamaoleh IDFR dan International Peace Foundation (IPF).Ceramah umum ini telah dirasmikan oleh DatukLee Chee Leong, Timbalan Menteri Luar Negeri,

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dan Dr. Chandra Muzaffar, Presiden InternationalMovement for a Just World (JUST) telah menjadipemudahcara bagi sesi tersebut. Antara tetamukehormat yang turut hadir di ceramah umum iniialah Dato’ Mukhriz Tun Mahathir, Timbalan MenteriPerdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri; Tun MusaHitam, bekas Timbalan Perdana Menteri danPengerusi ‘Bridges-Dialogues: Towards a Culture ofPeace’; dan Prince Alfred dari Liechtenstein,Pengerusi Lembaga Penasihat IPF.

Dalam ceramah beliau, Reverend Jackson telahmenyeru agar ketua-ketua negara dan komunitiglobal bekerjasama di antara satu sama lain danmenyertai misi-misi kemanusiaan untukmengurangkan kesengsaraan manusia di dunia.Beliau juga berpendapat bahawa satu modelekonomi yang memfokus kepada golonganberpendapatan rendah yang lebih adil dan saksamaboleh mengukuhkan kedudukan golongan tersebutdi dalam sesuatu masyarakat. Reverend Jacksonmengakhiri ceramah beliau dengan menekankanbahawa pendekatan “Berbaiklah terhadap oranglain sepertimana anda mengharapkan kebaikan dariorang lain” yang diambil dari ‘Golden Rule of Peace’juga boleh digunapakai bagi negara-negara di dunia.Lebih daripada 250 orang peserta telah menghadiriceramah umum ini.

Satu lagi ceramah umum, yang bertajuk ‘Improvingthe US-Islamic World: Some Practical Suggestions’,telah dianjurkan bersama oleh IDFR dan InstitutKajian Tinggi Islam Antarabangsa (IAIS) di IAIS pada7 Disember 2009. Ceramah umum ini telahdisampaikan oleh Dr. Omar Hisham Altalib, seorangMuslim dari Amerika yang kini memegang jawatanPenolong Profesor Sosiologi di Universiti IslamAntarabangsa Malaysia. Tan Sri Hasmy Agam,Pengerusi Eksekutif IDFR dan Profesor Datuk Dr.Osman Bakar, Timbalan Ketua Pegawai EksekutifIAIS menjadi pemudahcara di ceramah tersebut.

Dalam ceramahnya, Dr. Omar telah menjelaskanbahawa terdapat tiga faktor utama yangmenyebabkan konflik di antara Amerika Syarikatdan dunia Islam iaitu keganasan, agama dankejahilan. Menurut beliau, persepsi yang salah dikalangan masyarakat dunia bahawa keganasanadalah berpunca dari negara-negara Islam

merupakan salah satu sumber konflik di seratadunia. Selain itu, menurut beliau juga, terdapatsalah anggapan di kalangan negara-negara Islambahawa Amerika Syarikat berupaya berbuat apasahaja kerana ia merupakan kuasa besar dan olehitu, boleh dipersalahkan ke atas semuaketidakadilan yang berlaku di dunia. Beliau jugatelah menyatakan bahawa komunikasi terbukamerupakan cara yang terbaik untuk membinahubungan yang lebih baik di antara AmerikaSyarikat dengan negara-negara Islam. Ceramahumum tersebut telah dihadiri oleh seramai 67orang peserta.

Siri IDFR-IKON 3D

IDFR bersama-sama dengan Institut KajianOksidental (IKON), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysiatelah memperkenalkan Siri IDFR-IKON 3D padatahun 2008. 3D bermaksud ‘Diplomatic Dispatchesand Discourses’ dan Siri 3D ini bertindak sebagaisatu platform perbincangan mejabulat dengan paradiplomat daripada negara-negara Barat sebagaipenceramah utama.

Sesi mejabulat IDFR-IKON 3D yang pertama yangbertajuk ‘The European Union and ASEAN: CurrentChallenges and Future Prospects’ oleh T.Y.T. VincentPiket, Ketua Delegasi Suruhanjaya Eropah keMalaysia, telah dianjurkan pada 12 Mac 2009 diBilik Triti. Penceramah memaklumkan bahawahubungan di antara Kesatuan Eropah denganASEAN telah menjadi semakin erat terutamanyasejak beberapa tahun kebelakangan ini. KesatuanEropah juga telah mengambil inisiatif untukmenganjurkan sesi perundingan dua hala‘Partnership and Cooperation Agreements’ (PCAs)dengan beberapa negara ASEAN. Menyentuhtentang cabaran masa depan untuk ASEAN, beliautelah menyenaraikan tiga perkara utama yangpenting untuk kejayaan ASEAN. Perkara yangpertama yang memerlukan pertimbangan ASEANialah memperkenalkan sistem membuat keputusanyang baru, iaitu berdasarkan undian majoriti bagimenggantikan sistem konsensus. Kedua, beliaumencadangkan bahawa ASEAN harus diberikanlebih banyak kuasa dalam penguatkuasaankeputusan. Perkara yang ketiga ialah mewujudkansatu dana penstrukturan yang boleh digunakan oleh

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negara-negara anggota yang lebih kaya untukmembantu negara-negara anggota yang miskinbagi mengurangkan jurang ekonomi yang wujudsekarang. Sesi mejabulat ini telah dihadiri oleh 48orang peserta.

Sesi mejabulat IDFR-IKON 3D yang kedua yangbertajuk ‘Enhancing Latin America’s Linkages withAsia/ASEAN: A Brazilian Perspective’ telahdiadakan pada 16 Julai 2009 bertempat di UKMdengan T.Y.T. Sergio Arruda, Duta Besar Brazil keMalaysia sebagai penceramah utama. Beliau telahmenjelaskan bahawa Mesyuarat Menteri ASEAN-MERCOSUR yang pertama yang diadakan diBrasilia pada bulan November 2008, merupakanpermulaan proses yang formal untuk meningkatkanhubungan di antara kedua-dua rantau ini.Menyedari perkembangan perdagangan, pelaburandan peluang perniagaan yang konkrit boleh dicapaimelalui ikatan institusi yang kukuh di antara ASEANdan MERCOSUR, Menteri-menteri Hubungan Luarnegara yang terlibat bersetuju dalam mesyuaratbulan November 2008 itu untuk mengikuti kaedah‘building block’ untuk meningkatkan dialog ekonomiserantau, menjadikan ianya sebagai medium yangutama ke arah kerjasama ekonomi yang lebih rapatserta sebahagian daripada rancangan tindakan yangakan diambil pada masa hadapan. Sehubungan itu,Brazil bersama anggota MERCOSUR yang lain —Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay dan Venezuela —akan mengambil langkah yang memfokus kepadapertukaran maklumat dan perkongsian pengalamandalam promosi perdagangan dan pelaburan sertapeningkatan kerjasama di antara komunitiperniagaan dan institusi kajian ekonomi di kedua-dua rantau tersebut. Perbincangan mejabulat initelah dihadiri oleh seramai 140 orang peserta.

Sesi mejabulat IDFR-IKON 3D yang ketiga yangbertajuk ‘The European Union as a Global Actor inthe Context of the Lisbon Treaty – a NordicPerspective’ oleh T.Y.T. Helena Sangeland, DutaBesar Sweden ke Malaysia sebagai penceramahutama, telah diadakan di IDFR pada 17 November2009. Beliau telah menerangkan tentangtransformasi institusi Kesatuan Eropah (EU) danhasratnya untuk menjadi efektif dan relevan dalambidang hubungan antarabangsa sepertimana yangdilakukan dalam bidang perdagangan dan bantuanpembangunan global. Beliau juga menjelaskanbahawa EU di bawah presidensi Sweden telahmemberi fokus kepada konsep ‘EasternPartnerships’ yang bertujuan untuk membawaArmenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldovadan Ukraine lebih rapat dengan EU. Skopkerjasama tersebut meliputi bidang ekonomi, hakasasi manusia, pembangunan demokrasi dansokongan kepada reformasi.

Beliau seterusnya menekankan bahawa bagimenghadapi cabaran dalam hubunganantarabangsa yang semakin kompleks, EU perlumembangunkan keupayaan analisis danperancangan dasarnya. Pada masa ini, EUmempunyai keupayaan ketenteraan yang tinggi,lebih 40,000 orang diplomat, bilangan ‘think tank’yang besar serta institusi akademik dan badan-badan bukan kerajaan yang boleh memberi inputkepada penggubalan dasar-dasar berhubungpenggunaan kaedah ketenteraan, awam atauekonomi. Sesi mejabulat ini dihadiri oleh 62 orangpeserta.

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BAHAGIANBAHASA

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Objektif utama kursus-kursus bahasa ini adalahuntuk memupuk pengetahuan linguistik parapegawai dalam menjalankan tugas profesionalmereka dengan lebih berkesan sama ada di dalamatau di luar negara.

Pada tahun 2009, Bahagian Bahasa telahmengendalikan sebanyak 26 kursus. Peserta yangtamat kursus tersebut telah dianugerahkan SijilKehadiran.

PROGRAM BAHASA INGGERIS

Sebanyak empat kursus intensif telah dikendalikanoleh Seksyen Bahasa Inggeris untuk meningkatkanlagi pengetahuan linguistik serta kemahiran parapeserta. Di samping itu, satu kursus juga telahdijalankan untuk Unit Pemodenan Tadbiran danPerancangan Pengurusan Malaysia (MAMPU),Jabatan Perdana Menteri (JPM).

Kursus-kursus yang dijalankan di IDFR ialah:• Speaking Skills: Say It Right 1/2009• Speaking Skills: Say It Right 2/2009• Effective Presentation Skills• Effective Writing Skills

Kursus yang dijalankan untuk MAMPU ialah:• Intensive Speaking Skills: Say It Right

Seksyen Bahasa Inggeris juga mengadakan kursuskemahiran asas secara berterusan untukkakitangan IDFR, bertujuan untuk meningkatkanlagi penguasaan bahasa Inggeris mereka.

Speaking Skills: Say It Right 1/2009

Kursus ini diadakan dari 10 hingga 13 Februari 2009untuk 26 orang peserta kursus dari pelbagai agensikerajaan termasuk dari Pusat Serantau Asia Tenggarabagi Mencegah Keganasan, KementerianPenerangan, Kementerian PerdaganganAntarabangsa dan Industri, dan KementerianPelancongan. Objektif utama kursus ini adalah untukmeningkatkan kesedaran peserta mengenai ciri-ciripertuturan bahasa Inggeris serta membantu merekamemperbaiki kemahiran bertutur yang membolehkanmereka berkomunikasi dengan lebih efektif.

Speaking Skills: Say It Right 2/2009

Kursus ini dijalankan dari 3 hingga 7 Ogos 2009.Seramai 22 orang pegawai dari Kementerian LuarNegeri, Perbadanan Pembangunan PerdaganganLuar Malaysia, Kementerian Perdagangan

Kursus-kursus yang ditawarkan oleh Bahagian Bahasa ialah bahasa Arab,Inggeris, Mandarin, Perancis dan Sepanyol. Ia turut menawarkan kursusperbualan bahasa Malaysia untuk para diplomat yang bertugas diPerwakilan Asing di Kuala Lumpur. Modul latihan bahasa Inggeris jugadisediakan untuk peserta-peserta antarabangsa yang mengikuti kursuslatihan diplomatik di bawah naungan Program Kerjasama Teknikal Malaysiadan Sekretariat ASEAN.

BAHAGIAN BAHASA

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Antarabangsa dan Industri, Kementerian Belia danSukan, Kementerian Kesihatan, KementerianPelancongan, Jabatan Kraftangan Malaysia,Muzium Negara, Jabatan Penerangan Pahang,Pusat Serantau Asia Tenggara bagi MencegahKeganasan, dan Jabatan Kebajikan MasyarakatMalaysia menghadiri kursus ini. Objektif utamakursus ini adalah untuk meningkatkan kesedaranpeserta tentang ciri-ciri pertuturan bahasa Inggerisserta membantu mereka memperbaiki kemahiranbertutur yang membolehkan mereka berkomunikasidengan lebih efektif.

Effective Presentation Skills

Kursus selama seminggu yang diadakan dari 12hingga 16 Oktober 2009 ini bertujuan untukmendedahkan para peserta kepada penyampaianberkesan dengan memberi penekanan kepadapenyediaan dan penyampaian teks. Seramai 15orang peserta dari Jabatan Kerja Raya, InstitutGenome Malaysia, Institut Sukan Negara,Kementerian Pengangkutan, KementerianPelancongan, Kementerian Luar Negeri, dan IDFRmenghadiri kursus ini. Di antara kaedah yangdigunakan ialah mengkritik penyampaian individuyang telah dirakam.

Effective Writing Skills

Kursus ini telah dijalankan dari 9 hingga 13November 2009 dan telah disertai oleh seramai 22orang pegawai dari Kementerian Kerja Raya,Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia,Kementerian Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi, InstitutGenome Malaysia, Kementerian Sumber Manusia,Kementerian Luar Negeri, Institut Sukan Negara,Jabatan Perdana Menteri, KementerianPerdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri,Kementerian Pertanian dan Industri Asas Tani,Kementerian Kemajuan Luar Bandar dan Wilayah,Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal-Ehwal Pengguna, Kementerian Perumahan danKerajaan Tempatan, dan KementerianPengangkutan. Objektif kursus ini adalah untukmemastikan peserta kursus memperoleh teknik-teknik penulisan khusus untuk mengasahkemahiran menulis mereka. Metodologi pengajaranyang interaktif digunakan seperti mengadakan

perbincangan dan membuat aktiviti serta latihanpraktikal.

Intensive Speaking Skills: Say It Right

Kursus ini telah dikendalikan di Awana GentingHighlands and Country Resort dari 29 hingga 30Oktober 2009 untuk pegawai kanan MAMPU.Objektif utama kursus ini adalah untukmeningkatkan kesedaran peserta kursus mengenaisebutan bahasa Inggeris yang meragukan, sertatekanan dan corak ritma bahasa tersebut. Disamping itu, kursus ini juga bertujuanmeningkatkan keyakinan diri peserta untukberkomunikasi dengan lebih jelas dalam situasisosial dan profesional. Antara strategi yang telahdigunapakai ialah sesi interaktif dan simulasi.

English Language Proficiency Course

Kursus kemahiran bahasa Inggeris secaraberterusan juga diadakan untuk pegawai dankakitangan sokongan IDFR. Mereka dibahagikankepada dua kumpulan yang mengandungi enamorang setiap kumpulan. Sesi tersebut diadakanpada setiap hari Khamis dan Jumaat.

Modul-modul Bahasa Inggeris

Modul-modul bahasa Inggeris juga dikendalikansebagai sebahagian daripada program yangdianjurkan oleh Bahagian Latihan. Modul-modultersebut ditawarkan untuk kursus-kursus berikut:

Kursus Latihan Diplomatik untuk Pegawai PTD

Modul Bahasa Inggeris merupakan komponenpenting dalam Kursus Latihan Diplomatik untukPegawai PTD yang diadakan dari 13 April hingga 7Ogos 2009. Fokus modul ini adalah untukmempertingkatkan kemahiran linguistik pesertamelalui aktiviti-aktiviti meningkatkan kefasihan,ketepatan dan keyakinan. Ini adalah untukmembolehkan mereka menjadi lebih cekap dalampenggunaan bahasa tersebut yang merupakan alatdalam komunikasi diplomatik.

Modul ini merangkumi bidang-bidang seperti:• The Floor is Yours (Pengucapan Awam)

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• Penulisan Jurnal• Kemahiran Penyampaian• Kemahiran Menulis• Kemahiran Bertutur• Penghayatan Karya Kesusasteraan• Kelas Bimbingan Bahasa• Penyediaan Draf Ucapan• Bahasa dan Diplomasi

Kursus Latihan Diplomatik untuk Peserta Antarabangsa

Modul Bahasa Inggeris ini memberi tumpuankepada meningkatkan kemahiran penyampaianpeserta dan kesedaran mereka terhadap fenomenabahasa dan fungsinya dalam bidang diplomasi.Bidang yang disentuh ialah KemahiranPenyampaian, serta Bahasa dan Diplomasi.

Kursus Pertengahan Kerjaya untuk Diplomat

Modul ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kemahiranpenyampaian peserta serta kesedaran merekaterhadap fenomena bahasa dan fungsinya dalambidang diplomasi. Bidang yang disentuh ialahKemahiran Penyampaian, serta Bahasa danDiplomasi.

Sesi Perkembangan Profesional Secara ‘In-House’

Pada 29 Mei 2009, tiga orang pegawai dariSeksyen Bahasa Inggeris telah menghadiri satusesi perkembangan profesional bersamaAmbasador Kishan Rana dari DiploFoundation. Sesiitu bertujuan untuk mendapat pemahaman yanglebih tentang aspek-aspek penulisan diplomatikseperti Note Verbale, Aide Memoire dan PenulisanDraf Resolusi. Sesi tersebut amat menarik danpenuh dengan infomasi.

PROGRAM BAHASA ASING

BAHASA ARAB

Sebanyak enam kursus bahasa Arab telahdijalankan pada tahun 2009. Terdapat dua jeniskursus yang dijalankan iaitu kursus separuh masapada sebelah petang dan kursus sepenuh masa.

Bahasa Arab Tahap 1

Kursus ini merupakan kursus separuh masa yangdijalankan pada sebelah petang bermula dari 16Februari dan berakhir pada 22 Julai 2009. Kursus inidijalankan setiap hari Isnin dan Rabu dari pukul 5.30petang hingga 7.30 malam, dan direka untukpeserta yang ingin memperoleh asas kemahiranbahasa Arab.

Seramai 14 orang peserta telah mengikuti kursusini. Mereka terdiri daripada para pegawai daripelbagai kementerian dan agensi kerajaantermasuk Kementerian Pelajaran, Dewan Bahasadan Pustaka, Institut Kajian Strategik danAntarabangsa (ISIS) Malaysia, dan IDFR.

Bahasa Arab Tahap 2

Kursus ini ditawarkan kepada peserta yang telahtamat kursus bahasa Arab Tahap 1 atau mereka yangmempunyai kemahiran yang setara dalam bahasaArab. Kursus ini bermula dari 3 Ogos hingga 23Disember 2009, dan diadakan pada hari Isnin danRabu dari pukul 5.30 petang hingga 7.30 malam.

Seramai 12 orang peserta telah mengikuti kursusini. Mereka terdiri daripada para pegawai dariKementerian Pelajaran, Dewan Bahasa danPustaka, Institut Kajian Strategik dan Antarabangsa(ISIS) Malaysia, dan IDFR.

Bahasa Arab Tahap 4

Kursus ini ditawarkan kepada peserta yang telahtamat kursus bahasa Arab Tahap 3 atau merekayang mempunyai kemahiran yang setara dalambahasa Arab. Seramai 12 orang peserta dari PolisDiraja Malaysia, Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia,Kedutaan Besar Korea Selatan, dan PerkongsianMultilateral Antarabangsa Menentang KeganasanSiber (IMPACT) telah mengikuti kursus ini.

Kursus separuh masa ini dijalankan pada setiap hariKhamis dari pukul 5.30 petang hingga 7.30 malam.Kursus ini bermula dari 12 Februari dan berakhirpada 26 November 2009.

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Bahasa Arab Tahap 7

Kursus ini dijalankan dari 10 Februari hingga 24November 2009. Kursus separuh masa sebelahpetang ini dijalankan setiap hari Selasa dari pukul5.30 petang hingga 7.30 malam dan dihadiri oleh 11orang peserta kursus yang terdiri daripada pegawaidari pelbagai agensi kerajaan.

Kursus ini ditawarkan kepada para peserta yangtelah tamat kursus bahasa Arab Tahap 6 ataumereka yang mempunyai kemahiran yang setaradalam bahasa Arab.

Bahasa Arab Tahap 10

Kursus ini ditawarkan kepada para pelajar yangtelah mengikuti kursus ini dari peringkat permulaanatau mereka yang mempunyai pengetahuan lanjutmengenai bahasa ini dan ingin menyambungpembelajaran mereka.

Kursus ini bermula dari 10 Mac dan berakhir pada11 Disember 2009. Sepuluh orang para pegawaidari Kementerian Pelajaran, Dewan Bahasa danPustaka, Polis Diraja Malaysia, KementerianPertahanan, dan Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysiatelah menghadiri kursus ini, yang dijalankan padahari Jumaat, dari pukul 5.30 petang hingga 7.30malam.

Bahasa Arab Intensif bagi Kursus LatihanDiplomatik untuk Pegawai PTD

Kursus Intensif Bahasa Arab selama empat bulanini bertujuan untuk melengkapkan para pegawaidengan pengetahuan asas bahasa Arab. Kemahiranbahasa Arab adalah perlu supaya mereka berupayamenggunakan bahasa tersebut semasamenjalankan tugas di luar negara. Kursus ini jugadiadakan sebagai persediaan bagi mereka untukmenyambung pembelajaran bahasa Arab ke tahapyang lebih tinggi.

BAHASA MALAYSIA

Kursus Perbualan Bahasa Malaysia

Kursus ini dijalankan untuk para diplomat daripada

Perwakilan Asing di Kuala Lumpur. Tujuan kursus iniadalah untuk membiasakan diri mereka denganpenggunaan bahasa nasional Malaysia dan denganitu, dapat membantu mereka dalam interaksi harianmereka di Malaysia. Kursus ini telah dibahagikankepada dua bahagian. Bahagian pertama telahdiadakan dari 2 April hingga 11 Jun 2009, danbahagian kedua yang merupakan sambungankepada bahagian pertama telah dikendalikan dari 1Oktober hingga 24 November 2009. Sambutandaripada Perwakilan Asing amat memberangsangkan.

BAHASA MANDARIN

Bahasa Mandarin Intensif bagi Kursus LatihanDiplomatik untuk Pegawai PTD

Kursus intensif ini julung kali ditawarkan sebagaisalah satu modul bahasa asing di samping bahasaArab, Perancis dan Sepanyol yang telah sedia adabagi Kursus Latihan Diplomatik untuk Pegawai PTDpada tahun 2009. Objektif utama modul ini adalahuntuk membolehkan para pegawai menguasaibahasa Mandarin peringkat asas dan memberikeupayaan kepada mereka untuk menggunakannyasemasa menjalankan tugas di negara-negara yangbahasa pengantarnya adalah bahasa Mandarin.

BAHASA PERANCIS

Sepanjang tahun 2009, sebanyak sepuluh kursusbahasa Perancis telah dijalankan. Tiga daripadakursus ini merupakan sambungan kepada kursusyang bermula pada tahun 2008. Kesemua kursusyang dijadualkan telah dilaksanakan dengan duakursus tambahan dijalankan pada akhir tahun untukmemenuhi beberapa permintaan khas.

Tahap Lanjutan, Tahap III (untuk Pegawai dariPolis Diraja Malaysia) dan Tahap III (KemasukanKedua)

Kursus-kursus ini bermula pada tahun 2008 danberakhir pada bulan Mac 2009, sebelumbermulanya Bahasa Perancis Intensif bagi KursusLatihan Diplomatik untuk Pegawai PTD.

Kursus-kursus ini telah dipanjangkan tempohnyauntuk mengurangkan jarak dalam proses

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pembelajaran kerana penangguhan kelas semasakursus intensif sepenuh masa dijalankan. Ia jugabagi memastikan proses peralihan yang lancaruntuk penggabungan kedua-dua kelas Tahap III keTahap IV.

Kursus Tahap Lanjutan ini tidak dapat disambungsemula pada tahun ini disebabkan kekangan dalampenjadualan masa kursus.

Bahasa Perancis Intensif bagi Kursus LatihanDiplomatik untuk Pegawai PTD

Kursus ini direka untuk melengkapkan para pegawaidengan pengetahuan asas mengenai bahasa danbudaya Perancis yang dirasakan perlu untukmemenuhi keperluan semasa menjalankan tugasdalam persekitaran yang bahasa pengantarnyaadalah bahasa Perancis. Ia juga menjadi asas yangbermanfaat buat mereka untuk meningkatkankemahiran dalam bahasa Perancis.

Dalam tahun 2009, seramai tiga orang pegawaitelah berjaya mengikuti kursus empat bulan ini yangmerangkumi lebih daripada 150 jam. Objektif utamakursus ini berjaya dicapai dan kesemua pesertakursus menunjukkan minat untuk terus mendalamibahasa Perancis. Mereka juga amat menghargaisekiranya diberi peluang untuk meneruskanpembelajaran dan menjadi pengguna bahasa yanglebih mahir dan seterusnya menduduki peperiksaanDelf yang diiktiraf di peringkat antarabangsa.

Bahasa Perancis Tahap IV

Tujuh orang peserta dari Tahap III (pegawai-pegawaidari Polis Diraja Malaysia, Kementerian Pelajarandan Bank Negara) meneruskan pembelajaran keTahap IV dan berjaya menamatkan kursus ini padaakhir bulan Jun walaupun sibuk dengan komitmenkerja masing-masing.

Bahasa Perancis Tahap I

Pada permulaan kursus, peserta telah dibahagikankepada dua kumpulan kerana terlalu ramai pesertatelah mendaftar untuk kursus ini. Mereka akhirnyatelah digabungkan dalam satu kelas. Tujuh belas

orang peserta dari Kementerian Pelajaran, DewanBahasa dan Pustaka, Kementerian Pelancongan,Kementerian Pertahanan, Kementerian Penerangan,Istana Budaya, Institut Penyelidikan Getah Malaysia,Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Taman Tun Dr.Ismail, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Putrajaya,dan Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara (INTAN) BukitKiara telah mengikuti kursus ini.

Kumpulan ini amat bersemangat dan bermotivasi.Walaupun mempunyai komitmen kerja dankekerapan bertugas di luar kawasan, tahap merekameningkat dan secara amnya, mereka berjayamencapai objektif kursus.

Bahasa Perancis Tahap V

Tujuh orang peserta dari Tahap IV mendaftar untukTahap V yang bermula pada bulan Julai dan berakhirpada awal bulan Disember. Kesemua peserta initelah menduduki peperiksaan luar Delf A1 padabulan November 2009 dan mereka bercadang untukmendaftar peperiksaan Delf A2 yang dijadualkanpada bulan Mei 2010.

Bahasa Perancis Tahap II

Seramai 13 orang peserta dari Tahap I telahmendaftar untuk kursus ini. Dua orang daripadapeserta kursus ini sekarang berada di Perancisselama dua tahun untuk melanjutkan pelajaranmereka di peringkat sarjana. Pengetahuan yangmereka peroleh semasa berada di IDFR banyakmembantu mereka untuk menyesuaikan diri dipersekitaran baru dan amat bermanfaat dalamkehidupan harian mereka. Para peserta yang lainberminat untuk meneruskan pembelajaran merekadan turut merancang untuk membuat lawatan kelaske Perancis pada tahun hadapan.

Kursus Pengenalan Bahasa Perancis untuk Kakitangan IDFR

Kursus ini dijalankan atas permintaan kakitanganIDFR. Seramai 15 orang peserta telah mendaftaruntuk kelas pengenalan selama 16 jam ini, yangbertujuan untuk memberi gambaran menyeluruhtentang bahasa Perancis. Para peserta didedahkan

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kepada sebutan, perbendaharaan kata dantatabahasa asas serta pernyataan-pernyataanberguna untuk kegunaan harian di sampingmengenali budaya Perancis.

Setelah menamatkan kursus ini pada bulan Januari2010, para peserta mempunyai pilihan untukmengikuti kelas pada sebelah petang yangbersesuaian.

Bahasa Perancis Tahap I (Kemasukan Kedua)

Kursus ini dijalankan atas permintaan PerkongsianMultilateral Antarabangsa Menentang KeganasanSiber (IMPACT). Seramai tujuh orang peserta dariKementerian Luar Negeri, KementerianPengangkutan, Kementerian Pelajaran, IMPACT, danIDFR mengikuti kursus ini. Kursus ini dijangkaberakhir pada bulan Mei 2010.

Lain-lain Aktiviti

Beberapa aktiviti luar juga telah dianjurkan untukmemperkenalkan para peserta kursus kepadabudaya Perancis. Peserta dari semua tahap dijemputuntuk mengikuti aktiviti-aktiviti seperti menghadiripameran lukisan Perancis, pameran buku, tayanganfilem Perancis, makan malam, ‘cheese tasting’ danmenghayati alunan muzik Perancis. Aktiviti-aktivititersebut diadakan di Alliance Française dan tempat-tempat lain di sekitar Kuala Lumpur.

BAHASA SEPANYOL

Sebanyak lima kursus telah berjaya dijalankan padatahun 2009. Guru bahasa Sepanyol jugamenawarkan khidmat terjemahan dari bahasaInggeris ke bahasa Sepanyol sekiranya terdapatpermintaan.

Bahasa Sepanyol Tahap I (1/2009)

Kursus ini dijalankan dari 5 Januari hingga 30 Mac2009 dengan 18 orang peserta dari Dewan Bahasadan Pustaka, Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat, JabatanPerdana Menteri, Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi,Perbadanan Pembangunan Perdagangan LuarMalaysia, dan IDFR.

Objektif utama kursus ini adalah untuk memberigambaran menyeluruh mengenai bahasa Sepanyolkepada para peserta dan menjurus kepada sebutanyang digunakan dalam situasi formal dan tidakformal. Fungsi bahasa yang telah diperkenalkantermasuklah cara untuk memperkenalkan diri danorang lain, membuat permintaan, memesanmakanan di restoran, menggunakan bahasa yangsesuai semasa berjumpa dan berpisah, danmenerangkan tentang manusia, tempat danbarang.

Kumpulan ini amat bermotivasi dan berkeinginantinggi untuk belajar. Semasa majlis penutup, DutaBesar Colombia turut hadir dan kopi Colombiadihidangkan kepada peserta kursus.

Bahasa Sepanyol Tahap I (Sambungan untukPegawai Kementerian Luar Negeri)

Kursus ini dijalankan dari 21 Oktober 2008 hingga 9April 2009 untuk lapan orang pegawai BahagianAmerika, Kementerian Luar Negeri.

Objektif utama kursus ini adalah untuk memberigambaran menyeluruh mengenai bahasa Sepanyolkepada para peserta dan menjurus kepada sebutanyang digunakan dalam situasi formal dan tidakformal. Fungsi bahasa yang telah diperkenalkantermasuklah cara untuk memperkenalkan diri danorang lain, membuat permintaan, memesanmakanan di restoran, menggunakan bahasa yangsesuai semasa bertemu dan berpisah, danmenerangkan tentang manusia, tempat dan barang.

Para peserta menunjukkan kemajuan yang baikkerana ada di antara peserta telah mempunyaipengetahuan asas dalam bahasa Sepanyol. Denganitu, lebih banyak bidang bahasa boleh dirangkumidalam had masa yang telah ditetapkan.

Bahasa Sepanyol Intensif bagi Kursus LatihanDiplomatik untuk Pegawai PTD

Kursus ini, yang bermula pada 13 April dan berakhirpada 7 Ogos 2009, dianjurkan untuk tiga orangpegawai dari Kementerian Luar Negeri.Objektif utama kursus adalah untuk memberi

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gambaran menyeluruh mengenai bahasa Sepanyolkepada para peserta dan menjurus kepada sebutanyang digunakan dalam situasi formal dan tidakformal. Fungsi bahasa yang telah diperkenalkantermasuklah cara untuk memperkenalkan diri danorang lain, membuat permintaan, memesanmakanan di restoran, menggunakan bahasa yangsesuai semasa bertemu dan berpisah, danmenerangkan tentang manusia, tempat danbarang.

Kursus intensif ini dijalankan selama empat bulandan turut menyentuh aspek-aspek kebudayaanSepanyol supaya tidak terjadi kejutan budayaapabila para peserta berada di negara yang bahasapengantarnya adalah bahasa Sepanyol.

Bahasa Sepanyol Tahap I (2/2009)

Kursus ini dijalankan dari 5 Oktober hingga 28Disember 2009 untuk 14 orang peserta dari DewanBahasa dan Pustaka, Lembaga PenggalakanPelancongan Malaysia, Jabatan KebajikanMasyarakat, Jabatan Perdana Menteri,Kementerian Pelajaran, Perbadanan PembangunanPerdagangan Luar Malaysia, KementerianPerdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri, dan IDFR.

Objektif utama kursus ini adalah untuk memberigambaran menyeluruh mengenai bahasa Sepanyolkepada para peserta dengan menjurus kepadasebutan yang diucapkan dalam situasi formal dantidak formal. Fungsi bahasa yang telahdiperkenalkan termasuklah cara untukmemperkenalkan diri dan orang lain, membuatpermintaan, memesan makanan di restoran,menggunakan bahasa yang sesuai semasabertemu dan berpisah, dan menerangkan tentangmanusia, tempat dan barang.

Bahasa Sepanyol Tahap II (untuk Pegawai Kementerian Luar Negeri)

Kursus ini telah dijalankan dari 11 Ogos hingga 17Disember 2009 untuk enam orang pegawai dariBahagian Amerika, Kementerian Luar Negeri.

Objektif kursus ini adalah untuk melengkapkan parapeserta dengan kemahiran untuk menggunakanpanggilan yang bersesuaian semasa menyapaseseorang, bercakap mengenai aktiviti-aktivitiberkaitan kerja dan rutin harian, menjawab telefon,serta mempelawa, menerima atau menolakjemputan. Kesemua peserta menunjukkan minatdan motivasi untuk mempelajari bahasa tersebut.

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BAHAGIAN PENGAJIANAKADEMIK,

PENYELIDIKAN DANPENERBITAN

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Pada tahun 2009, bahagian ini telah menjalankanaktiviti-aktiviti berikut:

Perbincangan Mejabulat

Sebuah perbincangan mejabulat bertemakan ‘EastAsia Community Building: The Role of ASEAN’telah dianjurkan pada 12 Ogos 2009. Ini adalah kaliketiga ianya dianjurkan oleh IDFR dengankerjasama Malaysia International Affairs Forum(MIAF) dan Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, bekasPerdana Menteri Malaysia, telah menyampaikanucaptama di majlis tersebut.

Perbincangan tersebut telah dibahagikan kepadatiga sesi; Economic Realities of the ASEAN PlusThree (APT) Process, Political and DiplomaticAspects, dan East Asia Community Development.Seramai 12 pembentang kertas kerja dan hampir75 orang peserta telah mengambil bahagian dalamprogram selama sehari itu.

Seminar Akademik

Bahagian ini telah menganjurkan dua seminarakademik dalam tahun 2009. Ia adalah sebahagian

daripada rancangan IDFR untuk mempelbagaikanaktiviti bahagian ini.

Seminar yang pertama bertajuk ‘ContemporaryAsia-Pacific Security and the Role of Think Tanks’dan telah dianjurkan pada 16 Mac 2009. Ceramahtelah disampaikan oleh Dr. Tim Huxley, PengarahEksekutif, IISS-Asia, Senior Fellow for Asia-PacificSecurity dan Penyunting, Adelphi Papers. Seminaryang kedua telah dijalankan pada 27 Mei 2009 danbertajuk ‘The Role of Private Diplomacy: The HDExperience’. Martin Griffiths, Pengarah, Centre forHumanitarian Dialogue telah dijemput untukmembentangkan topik tersebut .

Kedua-dua seminar tersebut telah mendapatsambutan yang baik dan dihadiri oleh ramai bekasDuta Besar Malaysia, pegawai Wisma Putra danagensi-agensi kerajaan yang lain, ahli akademik,para penyelidik, wakil-wakil media dan wakil-wakilorganisasi bukan kerajaan. Satu sesi soal jawab danperbincangan yang mendalam di penghujungkedua-dua seminar telah menjadikan seminartersebut lebih berkesan.

Pada bulan Januari 2009, Profesor Dr. Chandran Jeshurun, seorang ahlisejarah dan akademik, telah menyertai IDFR sebagai Pengarah bahagian ini.Beliau telah dibantu oleh seorang Timbalan Pengarah, seorang PenolongPengarah, seorang Pembantu Khas dan dua orang Pembantu Tadbir. Walaubagaimanapun, Profesor Dr. Chandran telah meninggal dunia pada bulanNovember. Ia merupakan satu kehilangan yang besar kepada IDFR. Namun,sepanjang tempoh sembilan bulan di IDFR, beliau telah memastikan beberapaprojek telah dijalankan dengan jayanya.

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Kerjasama dengan LSE IDEAS

Bahagian ini juga telah bekerjasama dengan Tan SriDr. Munir Majid, Visiting Senior Fellow dan Ketua,Southeast Asia International Affairs Programme diLSE IDEAS untuk menganjurkan satu sesi ceramahdan acara pelancaran buku. LSE IDEAS ialah pusatpengajian hal-ehwal antarabangsa, diplomasi danstrategi raya di London School of Economics andPolitical Science (LSE).

Ceramah yang bertajuk ‘China and Southeast Asia’telah disampaikan oleh Profesor Arne Westad,seorang profesor dalam bidang SejarahAntarabangsa di LSE. Beliau juga merupakanseorang pakar dalam bidang hubunganantarabangsa kontemporari. Seramai 69 orangpeserta telah menghadiri ceramah yang diadakanpada 24 Ogos 2009 itu.

Acara pelancaran buku pula telah diadakan pada 15September 2009. Buku yang bertajuk When ChinaRules the World: The Rise of the Middle Kingdomand the End of the Western World telah dilancarkanoleh Menteri Luar Negeri, Dato’ Sri Anifah Aman.Buku tersebut telah ditulis oleh Martin Jacques,seorang lagi Visiting Senior Fellow di LSE IDEASdan Visiting Research Fellow di LSE Asia ResearchCentre. Seramai 101 orang tetamu, termasuk TunAbdullah Ahmad Badawi, telah menghadiripelancaran buku tersebut.

Pada tahun 2009, bahagian ini juga telahmenerbitkan:

Laporan Tahunan IDFR 2008

Laporan Tahunan IDFR 2008 telah diterbitkan padabulan Mei 2009. Ia memaparkan aktiviti-aktivitiIDFR sepanjang tahun 2008 dan semua bahagiantelah bekerjasama untuk melaporkan aktiviti yangtelah dijalankan oleh bahagian masing-masing.

Diplomatic Profile Series-Profiles of MalaysianForeign Ministers: Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Buku profil ini merupakan yang kedua di dalamsirinya, selepas Profil Tunku Abdul Rahman yangtelah diterbitkan pada tahun 2008. Ia bertujuanuntuk memberi penghormatan kepada Tun AbdullahAhmad Badawi selaku Menteri Luar Negeri daritahun 1991 hingga 1999. Ia mengandungi artikelyang telah disumbang oleh beberapa bekas DutaBesar yang berpeluang berkhidmat dengan beliauketika beliau menerajui Wisma Putra.

IDFR 2010 Training Programme 2010

Buku tersebut telah diterbit dan diedarkan padaawal Disember 2009. Ia memaparkan programlatihan yang akan ditawarkan di IDFR untuk tahun2010, dan telah diedarkan kepada, antara lain,kementerian-kementerian dan agensi kerajaan,institut latihan, perpustakaan jabatan persekutuan,Perwakilan Malaysia di luar negara dan PerwakilanAsing di Kuala Lumpur.

Diplomatic Profile Series-Profiles of MalaysianForeign Ministers: Dr. Ismail Abdul Rahman

Buku profil ini merupakan yang ketiga di dalamsirinya. Ia merupakan satu analisis pengalaman,sumbangan dan pengorbanan Tun Dr. Ismail AbdulRahman selaku Menteri Luar Negeri dari tahun1959 hingga 1960, dan memberi penghargaankepada beliau atas sumbangannya kepada sejarahhubungan luar dan diplomasi negara kita.

Malaysia’s Territorial Disputes – Two Cases atthe ICJ

Penerbitan ini merupakan yang kedua atas topikyang sama – Kes Pulau Batu Puteh, Batuan Tengahdan Tubir Selatan, dan Kes Pulau Ligitan dan PulauSipadan [dan Tuntutan Sabah]. Penerbitan yangpertama telah diterbitkan sebagai Occasional Paperpada tahun 2008 dan telah diterbitkan dalambahasa Inggeris. Kini, ia diterbitkan dalam bentukdwibahasa.

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BAHAGIAN KHIDMATPENGURUSAN

DAN KORPORAT

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Bahagian Khidmat Pengurusan dan Korporat yang diwujudkan dalam tahun2009, menyediakan rangka, infrastruktur dan perkhidmatan yang diperlukanuntuk menyokong dan membantu IDFR sebagai sebuah institut latihandalam bidang diplomasi. Bahagian ini terdiri daripada tiga seksyen, iaituSeksyen Pentadbiran, Kewangan dan Sumber Manusia; Seksyen ICT danPerpustakaan; dan Seksyen Perhubungan Awam dan Acara.

BAHAGIAN KHIDMAT PENGURUSAN DAN KORPORAT

SEKSYEN PENTADBIRAN, KEWANGAN DAN SUMBER MANUSIA

Pada tahun 2009, Seksyen Pentadbiran, Kewangandan Sumber Manusia diketuai oleh seorang TimbalanPengarah yang dibantu oleh seorang Akauntan,seorang Penolong Akauntan dan 38 kakitangansokongan. Seksyen ini bertanggungjawab ke atasurusan pentadbiran, kewangan dan perjawatan diIDFR.

Bengkel Pengurusan Manual Prosedur Kerja dan Fail Meja

Seksyen ini telah mengatur satu Bengkel PengurusanManual Prosedur Kerja (MPK) dan Fail Meja (FM) diIDFR, yang dikendalikan oleh Institut Tadbiran AwamNegara (INTAN), masing-masing pada 31 Julai 2009dan 21 Ogos 2009. Bengkel ini diadakan bagimembolehkan pegawai dan kakitangan menyemakManual Prosedur Kerja dan Fail Meja yang sedia adaserta mendapat pendedahan kepada penyediaan FailMeja yang baru berdasarkan format yang telahditetapkan oleh INTAN. Penyediaan MPK dan FMadalah penting kerana ia akan menjadi sumberrujukan untuk setiap pegawai dan kakitangan dalammenjalankan tugasnya serta memudahkan prosesambil alih tugas oleh pegawai dan kakitangan baru.Bengkel-bengkel ini telah dihadiri oleh 80 orangpegawai pelbagai gred.

Latihan ‘Fire Drill’

Dalam usaha untuk meningkatkan tahapkeselamatan kakitangan, peserta kursus dan asetdi IDFR, Seksyen Pentadbiran, Kewangan danSumber Manusia telah mengadakan satu sesilatihan ‘fire drill’ untuk semua kakitangan IDFRpada 6 Oktober 2009. Objektif utama latihan iniadalah untuk memastikan semua kakitangan danpeserta kursus di IDFR dapat mengosongkanbangunan dalam masa enam minit selepas alatpenggera keselamatan berbunyi dan merekadikehendaki berkumpul di ‘assembly point’ sepertiyang telah ditentukan.

Pengurusan Kewangan dan Perakaunan

Pada tahun 2009, peruntukan sebanyak RM 10.8juta telah diluluskan kepada IDFR. Peruntukansebenar IDFR hanya berjumlah RM 8.1 juta.Sementara itu, perbelanjaan pengurusan sebenarbagi tahun 2009 pula adalah sebanyak RM 7.6 juta.Ini bermakna, prestasi perbelanjaan bagi tahun2009 adalah 93.8%.

IDFR sentiasa berusaha mempertingkatkan tahapakauntabiliti dan kualiti pengurusan kewangannya.Ini dilaksanakan dengan mengambil beberapalangkah penting seperti berikut:

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• Memantau serta mengawal perbelanjaanmengurus bagi semua Bahagian/Seksyen

• Mengadakan Mesyuarat JawatankuasaPengurusan Kewangan dan Akaun secaraberjadual di peringkat kementerian dan IDFR bagitujuan mengawal, memantau, mengesan danmenyelia semua urusan kewangan dan akaun

• Melaksana dan memperluaskan penggunaanSistem Perancangan dan Kawalan BajetElektronik (eSPKB) bagi mempercepatkanproses bayaran dan menekankan aspekpengawalan peruntukan serta perbelanjaan

• Melaksanakan sistem e-Perolehan (eP)sepenuhnya yang membolehkan perolehankerajaan diproses atas talian

• Melaksanakan Sistem Bayaran Pukal bagimemproses bayaran utiliti

SEKSYEN ICT DAN PERPUSTAKAAN

ICT

Pada tahun 2009, Seksyen ICT telah diketuai olehseorang Timbalan Pengarah, dibantu oleh dua orangPegawai Teknologi Maklumat, dua orang PenolongPegawai Teknologi Maklumat dan dua orangJuruteknik Komputer. Seksyen ini bertanggungjawabsepenuhnya atas segala perkara yang berkaitandengan Teknologi Maklumat dan Komunikasi (ICT) diIDFR. Secara keseluruhannya pada tahun 2009,Seksyen ini memberi tumpuan kepadapenambahbaikan infrastruktur ICT di IDFR sepertimenaik taraf sistem e-mel, memperkukuhkantahap keselamatan rangkaian, memperluaskanliputan capaian internet tanpa wayar dan menukarganti peralatan ICT yang wajar dilupuskan. Selainpelaksanaan projek-projek yang telah dirancangpada tahun tersebut, Seksyen ICT jugamenyediakan kemudahan bantuan teknikal danpenyelenggaraan perkakasan serta perisiankomputer kepada semua kakitangan IDFR.

Dalam usaha meningkatkan sistem penyampaianperkhidmatan kerajaan, Seksyen ICT telahmengambil langkah proaktif dengan menggantikan

sistem e-mel yang sedia ada. Sistem e-mel baruyang menggunakan Microsoft Exchange 2007 iniberkeupayaan meningkatkan kualiti penghantarane-mel dan ketersediaan menampung pertambahanpengguna e-mel pada masa akan datang. Selainitu, antara muka grafik sistem e-mel tersebutadalah lebih menarik dan dilengkapi dengan ciri-ciritambahan seperti penyediaan dan perkongsiankalendar, penerimaan e-mel yang boleh dibacamenerusi Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) dankeupayaan untuk menguruskan paparan antaramuka e-mel oleh pengguna sendiri. Oleh itu, bagimelancarkan pelaksanaan projek ini, beberapa sesilatihan telah diadakan bagi membolehkanpengguna e-mel IDFR menggunakan platform e-mel yang baru pada tahun 2010.

Pengawalan dan pemantauan yang berkesan bolehmenghindar pencerobohan yang tidak diingini olehpihak luar. Lantaran itu, pada tahun 2009, SeksyenICT telah memperkenalkan konsep Active Directory(AD) di IDFR, yang merupakan suatu perkhidmatandirektori bagi penyimpanan maklumat peralatan ICTyang terdapat di dalam rangkaian IDFR sepertidaftar profil pengguna, komputer, perkongsianfolder dan mesin pencetak yang boleh dicapaimenerusi satu pangkalan data sahaja. Ia bolehdiibaratkan sebagai sebuah buku panduan telefonatau yellow pages yang menyimpan nombor telefondan alamat pengguna. AD menyediakan kemudahankepada Pentadbir Rangkaian dalam menguruskanmaklumat tersebut secara berpusat. Pihakpentadbir tidak perlu hadir ke lokasi penggunasekiranya terdapat permasalahan. Sebagai contoh,kerja-kerja konfigurasi profil pengguna, polisikumpulan pengguna dan komputer bolehdilaksanakan dari jarak jauh (remote access).

Perkembangan teknologi yang semakin pesatsecara tidak langsung boleh menyebabkanpeningkatan jenayah siber. Bagi memastikanrangkaian IDFR tidak diceroboh dan menjadimangsa kepada penjenayah siber, Seksyen ICTmengambil inisiatif untuk memperkukuhkan lagitahap keselamatan rangkaian IDFR. Oleh itu,perolehan satu unit Firewall Fortigate telah dibuatbagi menggantikan firewall lama. Firewall baru inidilengkapi dengan ciri-ciri keselamatan yangberupaya mengimbas dan menapis segala transaksi

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data yang keluar masuk daripada rangkaian IDFR.Data-data yang dikenal pasti sebagai ancamanvirus, spam atau bahan terlarang dan sebagainya,tidak dibenar melepasi rangkaian IDFR. Melaluifirewall ini juga, laman web yang tidak sewajarnyadicapai oleh pengguna akan disekat. Secara tidaklangsung, dengan perolehan firewall ini, ia dapatmembantu menyokong pemantauan berkala pihakSeksyen ICT dalam mengenal pasti sebarangkeadaan yang mencurigakan demi menjamin tahapkeselamatan rangkaian IDFR sentiasa berada dalamkeadaan selamat dan sedia guna setiap masa.

Selain itu, dalam menjamin tahap kebolehcapaiandata pada setiap masa, perolehan satu unitUninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) untuk servertelah dibuat. UPS ini bertindak sebagai ‘back up’kepada bekalan arus elektrik sekiranya berlakumasalah ketiadaan arus elektrik dan turut bertindakmenstabilkan arus elektrik. Ia juga berkeupayaanmemberikan maklumat terkini kepada pihakSeksyen ICT jika terdapat gangguan bekalan kuasakepada semua server yang ditempatkan di biliktersebut.

Selaras dengan Surat Pekeliling Am Bil. 4 Tahun2006: Pengurusan Pengendalian InsidenKeselamatan Teknologi Maklumat dan Komunikasi(ICT) Sektor Awam yang dikeluarkan oleh MAMPU,semua agensi sektor awam yang melaksanakaninfrastruktur ICT dikehendaki menubuhkan pasukanpengendalian insiden (Computer EmergencyResponse Team atau CERT) di agensi masing-masing. Seksyen ICT turut menyertai pasukantersebut di bawah Kementerian Luar Negeri.Perkara ini telah dipersetujui menerusi MesyuaratJawatankuasa Pemandu ICT KLN Bil. 2/2009. Ahli-ahli yang telah dilantik akan bertindak sebagai firstlevel support kepada Government ComputerEmergency Response Team (GCERT) danbertanggungjawab memaklumkan sebarang insidenkeselamatan ICT kepada pihak pengurusan GCERTdan seterusnya melaksanakan tindakan sewajarnyadalam menangani sebarang permasalahan.

Bagi memastikan IDFR menjadi sebuah institutlatihan setaraf dengan institut latihan antarabangsayang lain, IDFR sentiasa berusaha untukmemastikan perkhidmatan dan kemudahan

prasarana yang disediakan kepada parapelanggannya berada pada tahap terbaik. Untukmenyokong hasrat tersebut, liputan rangkaiantanpa wayar (wireless) yang sedia ada telahdiperluaskan ke bangunan Blok C, auditorium danjuga kafeteria. Penyediaan kemudahan ini bertujuanmembolehkan peserta kursus dan pelawat yangdatang ke IDFR membuat capaian internet denganmudah.

Suasana persekitaran kerja yang kondusif adalahpenting bagi meningkatkan produktiviti pekerja. Olehitu, sejajar dengan pertambahan perjawatan di IDFR,Seksyen ICT berusaha untuk memperlengkapkanruang kerja kakitangan IDFR, bilik kuliah danmakmal komputer dengan kemudahan peralatanICT. Perolehan bagi 31 unit komputer peribadi,empat unit komputer riba, lapan unit pencetak, limaunit projektor dan dua unit motorised screen telahdibuat bagi menukar ganti peralatan yang wajardilupuskan dan menambah baik kelengkapan ICT.Projektor dan motorised screen telah dipasang diBilik Mesyuarat Eksekutif dan Bilik Mesyuarat Duta.

Perpustakaan

Selaras dengan misi IDFR, Seksyen Perpustakaantelah ditubuhkan untuk menyediakan kemudahanpenyelidikan dan bahan rujukan untuk pegawai danpeserta kursus. Seksyen ini dikendalikan olehseorang Timbalan Pengarah dan dibantu olehseorang Penolong Pengarah serta tujuh orangkakitangan sokongan.

Seksyen Perpustakaan berhasrat membina satukoleksi yang lengkap dan terkini dari pelbagai bahandalam bentuk bercetak dan multimedia berkaitanhubungan luar negeri seperti diplomasi,perhubungan antarabangsa, pengajian strategik danlain-lain bidang yang berkaitan dengannya. Bahan perpustakaan boleh diakses melaluiwebOPAC perpustakaan dihttp://www.idfr.gov.my/lib/opac1.php

Seksyen Perpustakaan meneruskan usahamemantapkan lagi perkhidmatan yang disediakanmelalui pengukuhan koleksi serta peningkatankhidmat rujukan untuk memenuhi keperluanmaklumat IDFR dengan menggalakkan pembacaan

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serta penyelidikan di kalangan pegawai dan peserta kursus.

Dalam tahun 2009, sejumlah 567 judul telahdiperoleh manakala sebanyak 66 terbitan bersiribercetak telah dilanggan. Perolehan bahan dibuatmelalui pemilihan daripada katalog penerbit,kunjungan ke Pesta Buku Antarabangsa KualaLumpur 2009 dan judul yang dicadangkan olehpensyarah dan pegawai IDFR. SeksyenPerpustakaan kini mempunyai sebanyak 72,680 jilidbahan terdiri daripada buku, jurnal, majalah, kertaskerja seminar, penerbitan IDFR, kertas projek, tesisdan bahan multimedia.

Selaras dengan perkembangan teknologi maklumatmasa kini, sistem maklumat di IDFR sentiasadikemaskini dan dipertingkatkan pelaksanaannya dimana Seksyen Perpustakaan telah melanggansembilan pangkalan data tempatan danantarabangsa untuk faedah pengguna.

Seksyen Perpustakaan turut menyediakan pelbagaiperkhidmatan termasuk Perkhidmatan PertanyaanRujukan, Pinjaman antara Perpustakaan,Pengindeksan, Pengkelasan dan PengkataloganBahan Perpustakaan, Perkhidmatan Pangkalan DataAtas Talian, Internet dan Perkhidmatan Fotostat.

Pada tahun 2009, Seksyen Perpustakaan telahmempunyai seramai 367 ahli berdaftar. Jumlahpinjaman akses terbuka adalah sebanyak 6,280.Terdapat juga peningkatan dalam perkhidmatanpertanyaan rujukan yang dibuat melalui pelbagaisaluran seperti e-mel, telefon, surat atau secarabersemuka. Jumlah pertanyaan rujukan bagi tahun2009 adalah sebanyak 2,367.

Seksyen Perpustakaan juga telah berjayamenganjurkan Bengkel Kemahiran PencarianMaklumat pada 20 Mei 2009. Objektif bengkel iniadalah untuk membantu pengguna perpustakaan,terutamanya peserta kursus, untuk mencari danmendapatkan maklumat secara betul dan efektifdalam sesuatu subjek.

Ia juga telah menganjurkan sesi PerkongsianPengetahuan berhubung Tatacara PengendalianMajlis Rasmi untuk kakitangan IDFR pada 10November 2009 bagi meningkatkan kefahaman,pengetahuan dan kemahiran mereka berkaitanperaturan, panduan dan etika dalam pengendaliansesuatu majlis rasmi.

Seksyen Perpustakaan berhasrat untukmeningkatkan lagi sumber maklumatnya dalambidang diplomasi dan kajian strategik, mempakejdan berkongsi maklumat dalam pelbagai bentukbagi menyokong sepenuhnya pelaksanaan programlatihan dan penyelidikan IDFR.

Seksyen Perpustakaan dibuka dari pukul 7.30 pagihingga 5.00 petang setiap hari kecuali Sabtu, Ahaddan cuti am. Walau bagaimanapun, waktu operasiboleh dilanjutkan atas permintaan.

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Sebagai cabang latihan kepada Kementerian Luar Negeri, Malaysia, IDFRbertanggungjawab untuk melatih diplomat dan pegawai diplomatikkementerian. Setiap tahun, IDFR menganjurkan kursus yang memenuhisecara khusus kehendak dan keperluan kementerian.

KURSUS LATIHAN DIPLOMATIK UNTUK PEGAWAI PTD

Kursus Latihan Diplomatik untuk Pegawai PTDadalah salah satu kursus yang dianjurkan setiaptahun dan adalah teras kepada latihan di IDFR.Peserta kursus terdiri dari Pegawai Tadbir danDiplomatik yang baru dilantik ke Kementerian LuarNegeri.

Fokus kursus selama empat bulan ini adalah untukmengukuh serta meluaskan tahap intelektual parapeserta dengan kemahiran pelbagai disiplin yangpenting bagi memastikan mereka bersediamemainkan peranan serta memikul tanggungjawabsebagai pegawai diplomatik. Kursus ini menyentuhpelbagai subjek dan bidang. Antara modul-modultersebut ialah Pengurusan Krisis; PenulisanDiplomatik; Mempertahankan Kepentingan NegaraMalaysia; Perundingan Antarabangsa; KemahiranMedia; Komunikasi Silang Budaya; Etiket MakanBeradab; dan Bahasa Asing — sama ada bahasaArab, Mandarin, Perancis atau Sepanyol.

Dalam usaha mengasah dan meningkatkankeyakinan para peserta dalam pengucapan awam,kemahiran pembentangan dan rundingan, parapeserta dikehendaki mengambil bahagian di dalamlatihan simulasi mesyuarat Majlis KeselamatanPertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu. Para pesertajuga perlu duduk di ‘kerusi panas’ semasa modulMempertahankan Kepentingan Negara Malaysia di

mana mereka perlu memainkan peranan sebagaiwakil Malaysia di luar negara dan membentangserta mempertahankan satu dasar negara dalamsuasana simulasi sidang akhbar.

Kursus ini turut memberi peluang kepada parapeserta untuk bertemu dan belajar daripadapengalaman dan pengetahuan tokoh-tokohjemputan; antara lain termasuklah Tun Dr. SitiHasmah Mohd. Ali, Tan Sri Razali Ismail,Laksamana Tan Sri Mohd. Anwar Mohd. Nor, Dr.Chandra Muzaffar dan Ambasador Kishan Rana dariDiploFoundation.

Sebagai sebahagian dari keperluan kursus ini, parapeserta dikehendaki menyertai penempatanselama seminggu di Perwakilan Malaysia di luarnegara. Ini adalah untuk membolehkan merekamemperoleh pendedahan dan pengalaman tentangkeadaan sebenar bertugas di Perwakilan.

IDFR merancang untuk menjadikan kursus inisebagai sebuah Program Diploma yang diiktiraf,dan sedang bekerjasama dengan JabatanPerkhidmatan Awam bagi memenuhi keperluanyang dikehendaki.

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Program Sarjana Sains Sosial dalam Strategi dan Diplomasi adalah anjuranbersama oleh IDFR dan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), universitiyang menganugerahkan ijazah ini. Ianya kini dalam tahun ke-11pelaksanaannya dan merupakan program intensif selama 13 bulan yangbertujuan untuk memberi pemahaman yang meluas tentang isu-isu pentingberkaitan teori dan amalan dalam strategi dan diplomasi. Lebih dari 160pelajar telah menamatkan pengajian dari program ini semenjak ia bermula.Pelajar untuk sesi pengambilan 2009/2010 terdiri dari 16 orang termasuksembilan pelajar asing dari Afghanistan, Amerika Syarikat, Fiji, Guinea,Kanada, Maldives, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea dan Thailand.

SARJANA SAINS SOSIAL DALAM STRATEGI DAN DIPLOMASI

Program sarjana ini menyedia dan melengkapkanpelajar dari latar belakang akademik yang berbezadengan kebolehan untuk mengkaji hubungan antarastrategi dan diplomasi dalam konteks situasi globalyang berubah-ubah. Ia memberi fokus kepadapemahaman yang lebih tentang isu strategik dankeselamatan; diplomasi; polisi luar; keamananglobal; ekonomi politik antarabangsa; undang-undang antarabangsa; polisi keselamatan dankajian serantau, untuk membolehkan merekamembuat analisis tentang senario dunia masa kini;untuk mempunyai pemahaman yang lebih tentangundang-undang dan organisasi antarabangsa; danuntuk menyediakan suatu forum untuk pertukaranidea dan pendapat yang sihat tentang isukontemporari dalam strategi dan diplomasi.Pembelajaran dijalankan melalui kuliah,perbincangan, pembentangan, kerja berkumpulan,seminar, tugasan, peperiksaan dan tesis.

Semua pemohon yang berminat untuk menyertaiprogram ini mestilah mempunyai sekurang-kurangnya ijazah sarjana muda atau yang setarafdengannya, dan kemahiran bertutur di dalambahasa Inggeris. Pegawai yang sedang berkhidmatdalam sektor awam Malaysia mesti menyerahkanpermohonan mereka melalui jabatan masing-masing dan memperoleh kelulusan untuk cutisambil belajar ataupun mendapat BiasiswaKerajaan.

Borang permohonan untuk program ini bolehdimuat turun dari www.idfr.gov.my, dan perlusampai ke IDFR selewat-lewatnya pada 15 Januarisetiap tahun.

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PELANCARAN RASMIKAMPUS IDFR

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Bekas Perdana Menteri, Tun Abdullah AhmadBadawi merupakan tetamu kehormat. Beliaudisambut oleh Dato’ Seri Utama Dr. Rais Yatim danDato’ Seri Syed Hamid Albar; kedua-duanyamerupakan bekas Menteri Luar Negeri. Beliau turutdisambut oleh kakitangan IDFR yang berpakaiantradisional negara-negara di seluruh dunia. TunAbdullah terus dibawa ke Galeri untukmenandatangani Buku Pelawat IDFR.

Tun Abdullah kemudiannya diiringi ke AuditoriumIDFR, tempat pelancaran rasmi. Di dalamucapannya, Tun Abdullah berkata bahawa “tempatini, yang pada suatu ketika dahulu menjadi buaiankepada diplomasi kita dalam sejarah negara, kinitelah menjadi tempat asuhan dan pusat latihanuntuk generasi kini dan akan datang yang memilihkerjaya dalam bidang diplomasi”. Untukmenekankan lagi tentang pentingnya perananIDFR, Tun Abdullah berkata, “dalam menyediakandiplomat Malaysia untuk peranan penting yangperlu mereka mainkan, IDFR mestilah turutbersedia dan cekap dalam memainkan peranannya”.Dengan tiga pukulan gong oleh Tun Abdullah,kampus IDFR telah dilancarkan dengan rasminya.Majlis pelancaran itu dihadiri oleh para pengamaldan mereka yang terkenal dalam bidang diplomasidan hubungan antarabangsa.

Untuk memeriahkan lagi majlis pelancarantersebut, IDFR telah menganjurkan pameranpenerbitan. Agensi yang mengambil bahagiantermasuklah Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka; InstitutKajian Oksidental, UKM; Institut Asia-Eropah, UM;Pusat Pengajian ASEAN, UiTM; Fakulti Sains Sosialdan Kemanusiaan, UKM; Pusat Kajian Polisi danPengajian Antarabangsa (CENPRIS), USM; JabatanPenerangan dan Diplomasi Awam, KementerianLuar Negeri; INTAN; dan UUM, yang telahmempamerkan penerbitan terbaru mereka. PihakKementerian juga telah menganjurkan ‘HariBertemu Pelanggan’ dan mengadakan pamerangambar.

Sejurus selepas majlis pelancaran, Tun Abdullahtelah dibawa melawat IDFR dan kawasan pameransebelum beliau diiringi ke Dewan Serbaguna untukjamuan makan tengahari bersama para tetamuyang lain.

Plak yang telah ditandatangani oleh Tun Abdullahsewaktu pelancaran tersebut, kini denganbangganya dipamerkan di lobi utama IDFR.

8 Januari 2009 merupakan tarikh yang penting dalam sejarah IDFR. Padahari tersebut, kampus IDFR di Jalan Wisma Putra telah dilancarkan secararasminya. Ia kini terletak di tapak lama Kementerian Luar Negeri sebelumkementerian berpindah ke Putrajaya pada tahun 2001. Dari segi sejarah,IDFR terletak di tapak kediaman Almarhum Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, bekas Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Hal-Ehwal Luar semasa beliaumenjadi Ketua Menteri Persekutuan Tanah Melayu.

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Para peserta Kursus Latihan Diplomatikuntuk Pegawai PTD 2009 semasa sesisimulasi Majlis Keselamatan PertubuhanBangsa-Bangsa Bersatu

Participants of the Diplomatic Training Course forPTD Officers 2009 during a simulation session of the United Nations Security Council

Salah seorang peserta Kursus Latihan Diplomatikuntuk Peserta Antarabangsa menerima sijilnya

daripada Dato’ Rohana Ramli, Pengarah Kanan IDFR

A participant of the Diplomatic Training Course forInternational Participants receiving his certificate from

Dato’ Rohana Ramli, Senior Director of IDFR

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Para peserta Kursus Pertengahan Kerjayauntuk Diplomat sedang berkongsi idea

Participants of the Mid-Career Course for Diplomats during a brainstorming session

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Para pelajar Sarjana sesi 2008/2009 bergambarbersama Pengerusi Eksekutif dan pegawai kanan

IDFR selepas jamuan makan perpisahan yang dianjurkan untuk mereka

The 2008/2009 Masters students with the ExecutiveChairman and senior officers of IDFR after the

farewell luncheon organised for them

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Tan Sri Hasmy Agam memberi ucapan selamat datang kepada para peserta

Kursus Pra-Penempatan bagi Pegawai dan Pasangan

Tan Sri Hasmy Agam welcoming the participants of the Pre-Posting Orientation

Course for Officers and Their Spouses

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Salah satu saat melucukan semasa Kursus Orientasi untuk Ketua-ketuaPerwakilan dan Pasangan

One of the many lighter moments during theOrientation Course for Heads of Mission and Their Spouses

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Para peserta Kursus Pengurusan Krisis untukPeserta Antarabangsa, bersama beberapapelatih IDFR dari Universiti Islam AntarabangsaMalaysia, semasa lawatan ke KLCC

The participants of the Crisis Management forInternational Participants Course, together with severalIDFR trainees from Universiti Islam AntarabangsaMalaysia, during a visit to KLCC

Para peserta Bengkel Diplomasi Awam dan Kemahiran Media

Participants of the Workshop on Public Diplomacy and Media Skills

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Para peserta Program Serantau Komanweldalam Latihan Diplomatik semasa jamuanmakan malam di Restoran Seri Melayu

The participants of the Commonwealth RegionalProgramme in Diplomatic Training during a dinnerat Seri Melayu Restaurant

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Dato’ Sri Anifah Aman, Menteri LuarNegeri, bersama-sama para peserta

Kursus Orientasi untuk Diplomasi

Dato’ Sri Anifah Aman, the Foreign Minister, with participants of the

Orientation Course for Diplomacy

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Encik Kamal Malhotra dari Program PembangunanPertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu merupakan

salah seorang penceramah jemputan IDFR

Mr. Kamal Malhotra of the United Nations DevelopmentProgramme was one of IDFR’s guest speakers

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Tan Sri Rastam Mohd. Isa, Ketua Setiausaha,turut menyertai ‘Fine Dining Practicum’semasa Kursus Orientasi untuk Diplomasi

Tan Sri Rastam Mohd. Isa, Secretary General, alsoparticipated in the Fine Dining Practicum during theOrientation Course for Diplomacy

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Sir Peter Ricketts, Setiausaha Tetap PejabatLuar British dan Komanwel, semasaperbincangan mejabulat bertajuk ‘ForeignPolicy in an Era of Globalisation’

Sir Peter Ricketts, the Permanent Under Secretary ofthe British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, during the roundtable discussion on ‘Foreign Policy in an Era of Globalisation’

Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. bersalamandengan sebahagian tetamu yang hadir di

ceramah umum bertajuk ‘Building a Culture ofPeace and Development in a Globalised World’

Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. greeting some of theguests who attended the public lecture on ‘Building a

Culture of Peace and Development in a Globalised World’

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Datuk Ernest Bower, bekas Presiden MajlisPerniagaan AS-ASEAN dan rakan kongsi di BrooksBower Asia, di perbincanganmejabulat yang bertajuk ‘The Obama Team: The New US President’s Line Up and How They Will Relate to Southeast Asia’

Datuk Ernest Bower, the former President of US-ASEANBusiness Council and partner at BrooksBower Asia, at the roundtable on ‘The Obama Team: The New US President’s Line Up and How They Will Relate to Southeast Asia’

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T.Y.T. Vincent Piket, Ketua Delegasi SuruhanjayaEropah ke Malaysia sewaktu siri mejabulat IDFR-IKON 3D yang bertajuk ‘The European Union and

ASEAN: Current Challenges and Future Prospects’

H.E. Vincent Piket, Head of Delegation of the EuropeanCommission to Malaysia during the IDFR-IKON 3DSeries roundtable on ‘The European Union and ASEAN:

Current Challenges and Future Prospects’

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Sebahagian tetamu yangsedang mendengar ucaptamaoleh Tun Musa Hitam

Among the guests listening to thekeynote address by Tun Musa Hitam

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Tun Musa Hitam menyampaikan ucaptamayang bertajuk ‘The Rise of China as a

Global Power: Its Implications for Malaysia,the Region and the World’ semasa

Bengkel Hubungan Malaysia-China:Perspektif Dua Hala, Rantau dan Global

Tun Musa Hitam delivering his keynote addressentitled ‘The Rise of China as a Global Power:

Its Implications for Malaysia, the Region and the World’ during the Workshop on Malaysia-China Relations: Bilateral,

Regional and Global Perspectives

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T.Y.T. Vincent Piket, Ketua Delegasi SuruhanjayaEropah ke Malaysia sewaktu siri mejabulat

IDFR-IKON 3D yang bertajuk ‘The European Union and ASEAN: Current Challenges

and Future Prospects’

H.E. Vincent Piket, Head of Delegation of the EuropeanCommission to Malaysia during the IDFR-IKON 3D

Series Roundtable on ‘The European Union and ASEAN: Current Challenges and Future Prospects’

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Sebahagian tetamu yang sedangmendengar ucaptama oleh Tun Musa Hitam

Among the guests listening to thekeynote address by Tun Musa Hitam

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T.Y.T. Sergio De Souza Fontes Arruda, DutaBesar Brazil ke Malaysia sewaktu berada diUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia untukberucap di siri mejabulat IDFR-IKON 3D yangbertajuk ‘Enhancing Latin America’s Linkageswith Asia/ASEAN: A Brazilian Perspective’

H.E. Sergio De Souza Fontes Arruda, Ambassador ofBrazil to Malaysia at Universiti KebangsaanMalaysia to speak at the IDFR-IKON 3D SeriesRoundtable on ‘Enhancing Latin America’s Linkageswith Asia/ASEAN: A Brazilian Perspective’

Cik Marrie Y. Schaefer daripada KedutaanBesar Amerika Syarikat menyampaikan

ceramah beliau yang bertajuk ‘The Role ofMissions in Public Diplomacy’

sewaktu Bengkel Diplomasi Awam dan Kemahiran Media 2/2009

Ms. Marrie Y. Schaefer from the US Embassy giving a lecture on ‘The Role of Missions in Public Diplomacy’ during the Workshop on Public Diplomacy and Media Skills 2/2009

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Peserta Bengkel Perundangan AwamAntarabangsa semasa sesi ceramahbertajuk ‘International Humanitarian Law’

Participants of the Workshop on Public International Law during a lecture on‘International Humanitarian Law’

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T.Y.T. Vincent Piket, Ketua Delegasi SuruhanjayaEropah ke Malaysia sewaktu siri mejabulat IDFR-IKON 3D yang bertajuk ‘The European Union and

ASEAN: Current Challenges and Future Prospects’

H.E. Vincent Piket, Head of Delegation of the EuropeanCommission to Malaysia during the IDFR-IKON 3DSeries roundtable on ‘The European Union and ASEAN:

Current Challenges and Future Prospects’

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Sebahagian tetamu yangsedang mendengar ucaptamaoleh Tun Musa Hitam

Among the guests listening to thekeynote address by Tun Musa Hitam

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Peserta kursus Perbualan Bahasa Malaysiaberlatih menggunakan bahasa Malaysia

Course participants of the Conversational MalayCourse practising their Malay

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Peserta kursus Speaking Skills: Say It Right

Speaking Skills: Say It Right course participants

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Peserta kursus EffectivePresentation Skills

Effective Presentation Skillscourse participants

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Puan Sri Mudlifah Mohd. Yusoff, isteri kepadaPengerusi Eksekutif, menerima sijil beliausewaktu majlis penutup dan penyampaiansijil untuk kursus bahasa Arab Tahap 1

Puan Sri Mudlifah Mohd. Yusoff, wife of theExecutive Chairman, receiving her certificate during the closing and certificate presentationceremony for Arabic Level 1

T.Y.T. Silvia Castro De Gonzalez, Duta BesarColombia di majlis penutup dan penyampaian

sijil untuk kursus bahasa Sepanyol Tahap 1

H.E. Silvia Castro De Gonzalez, ColombianAmbassador at the closing and certificate presentation ceremony of Spanish Level 1

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Kakitangan IDFR sedang berlatih bertutur dalam bahasa Perancis

IDFR staff practising their French

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T.Y.T. Vincent Piket, Ketua Delegasi SuruhanjayaEropah ke Malaysia sewaktu siri mejabulat IDFR-IKON 3D yang bertajuk ‘The European Union and

ASEAN: Current Challenges and Future Prospects’

H.E. Vincent Piket, Head of Delegation of the EuropeanCommission to Malaysia during the IDFR-IKON 3DSeries roundtable on ‘The European Union and ASEAN:

Current Challenges and Future Prospects’

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Sebahagian tetamu yangsedang mendengar ucaptamaoleh Tun Musa Hitam

Among the guests listening to thekeynote address by Tun Musa Hitam

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Dato’ Sri Anifah Aman, Menteri Luar Negeri,bersama Encik Martin Jacques sewaktu

pelancaran buku yang bertajuk When ChinaRules the World:The Rise of the Middle Kingdom

and the End of the Western World

Dato’ Sri Anifah Aman, the Foreign Minister, with Mr. Martin Jacques during the launch of the book entitled‘When China Rules the World: The Rise of the Middle

Kingdom and the End of the Western World’

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Encik Martin Griffiths memberikanceramah yang bertajuk ‘The Role of

Private Diplomacy: The HD Experience’

Mr. Martin Griffiths speaking on ‘The Role ofPrivate Diplomacy: The HD Experience’

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Di antara para peserta yang menyertai seminar yang bertajuk‘Contemporary Asia-Pacific Security and the Role of Think Tanks’

Among the participants who attended the seminar on ‘Contemporary Asia-PacificSecurity and the Role of Think Tanks’

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Di antara pembentang kertas kerja di perbincangan mejabulat anjuran bersama IDFR dan Malaysia International Affairs Forum (MIAF)

Among the paper presenters at the roundtable coorganised by IDFR and theMalaysia International Affairs Forum (MIAF)

T.Y.T. Penny Williams, Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Australia ke Malaysia, merupakan antara tetamu khas yang hadir ke perbincangan

mejabulat anjuran bersama IDFR dan MalaysiaInternational Affairs Forum (MIAF)

H.E. Penny Williams, Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia, was among the special guests at the roundtable discussion coorganised by IDFR and

the Malaysia International Affairs Forum (MIAF)

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Penerbitan IDFR pada tahun 2009

IDFR publications in 2009

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T.Y.T. Vincent Piket, Ketua Delegasi SuruhanjayaEropah ke Malaysia sewaktu siri mejabulat IDFR-IKON 3D yang bertajuk ‘The European Union and

ASEAN: Current Challenges and Future Prospects’

H.E. Vincent Piket, Head of Delegation of the EuropeanCommission to Malaysia during the IDFR-IKON 3DSeries roundtable on ‘The European Union and ASEAN:

Current Challenges and Future Prospects’

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Sebahagian tetamu yangsedang mendengar ucaptamaoleh Tun Musa Hitam

Among the guests listening to thekeynote address by Tun Musa Hitam

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Dato’ Sri Anifah Aman, Menteri LuarNegeri, berkenalan dengan pegawai

dan kakitangan semasa lawatanpertamanya ke IDFR

Dato’ Sri Anifah Aman, the Foreign Minister,meeting the officers and staff during

his first visit to IDFR

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Sesi latihan sistem e-mel baru yangdihadiri oleh Pengerusi Eksekutif dan

Ketua-ketua Bahagian, bertempat di Makmal Komputer IDFR

The training session on the new e-mail system,attended by the Executive Chairman and

Heads of Department, took place in the IDFR Computer Lab

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Menteri Luar Negeri danTimbalan-timbalan Menteri LuarNegeri dibawa melawat sekitarIDFR oleh Tan Sri Hasmy Agam

The Foreign Minister and the DeputyForeign Ministers being taken on a tourof IDFR by Tan Sri Hasmy Agam

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Para Pelatih IDFR sedang belajar menari tarian zapin di Istana Budaya

IDFR trainees learning the ‘zapin’ at Istana Budaya

Kakitangan IDFR bermain ‘musical chair’ semasa Hari Keluarga IDFR

IDFR staff playing ‘musical chair’ during its Family Day

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Kejohanan boling IDFR diBerjaya Times Square

IDFR’s bowling tournament atBerjaya Times Square

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Message from the Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia 75

Foreword by the Executive Chairman of IDFR 79

Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR) 83

Officers and Staff of IDFR 87

Training Division 97

Language Division 105

Academic Studies, Research and Publication Division 113

Corporate and Management Services Division 117

Diplomatic Training Course for PTD Officers 123

Master of Social Science in Strategy and Diplomacy 125

Official Launch of IDFR Campus 127

CONTENTS

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MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY GENERAL,MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MALAYSIA

I wish to congratulate IDFR for successfullyconducting all the courses that had been plannedfor the year 2009. I am pleased that IDFR has beenable to maintain the quality of its training coursesand also ensure their continued relevance. A fast-changing and dynamic world demands the best outof Malaysia’s corps of professional diplomats andcivil service officers serving the nation at homeand abroad. The training and skills developmentprovided by IDFR continue to be highly valuable forthem.

The courses at IDFR have benefitted many. Theyare not only offered to our own diplomats andother Malaysian Government officers but also tothose from other developing countries under theMalaysian Technical Cooperation Programme(MTCP). IDFR has been able to equip thesediplomats and officers with knowledge andexpertise in the field of diplomacy and internationalrelations as well as help to sharpen theirprofessional skills in such areas as cross-culturalcommunication, public diplomacy and other relatedfields. I am also delighted that IDFR places equalimportance to the training of its own officers andstaff to enhance its service delivery.

I am encouraged to note that IDFR has widened itsscope and increased the number of coursesoffered. The Regional Studies programme firstintroduced in 2008 focusing on the African region,was followed by a seminar on China in August2009. This was done in commemoration of the35th anniversary of the Malaysia and Chinadiplomatic relations. The seminar received positiveresponse from the Heads of Foreign Missions inKuala Lumpur, former Malaysian Ambassadors toChina, academicians, government officers, andexecutives from government-linked companies.

I am pleased that IDFR had, for the first time,offered a Mandarin language module to theDiplomatic Training Course for PTD Officers in2009. This is a move in the right direction. Prior tothis, IDFR only offered Arabic, French and Spanishto course participants. I would like to encourage allofficers and staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairsand other ministries and government agencies totake advantage of the foreign language classesorganised by IDFR in the evenings.

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I am also pleased that IDFR has taken the initiativeto upgrade the status of the Diplomatic TrainingCourse for PTD Officers to a Diploma Programme.Beginning 2010, participants of this course will beconferred a ‘Diploma in Diplomacy’. This is indeed awelcome development and would add to thestature of the Institute.

Public lectures and roundtable discussions oninternational relations are also part of IDFR trainingactivities. Through such events, IDFR continues toplay its role in creating awareness andunderstanding of international relations. Thenumber of participants who attended IDFR’s publiclectures and roundtable discussions in 2009,numbering more than 1000, reflects IDFR’sprestige as a diplomatic training institute that isable to organise programmes of interest topractitioners of diplomacy and internationalrelations.

IDFR has also continued its effort to establishnetworking with diplomatic institutes and otherrelevant organisations and agencies. Itsparticipation in the annual meetings of ‘Deans andDirectors of Diplomatic Academies and Institutesof International Relations’ and ‘Deans and Directors

of Diplomatic Training Institutes of ASEAN Plus 3’would contribute towards enhancing its reputationas a centre of excellence in the field of diplomatictraining in the Asian region. IDFR’s collaborationwith the International Peace Foundation – a non-political and a non-religious foundation based inVienna, Austria under the common patronage of 21Nobel Peace Prize Laureates – when theyorganised a very well-attended dialogue sessionentitled ‘Building a Culture of Peace andDevelopment in a Globalised World’ in April 2009with the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. as KeynoteSpeaker, is a very laudable effort. I trust that thiswill pave the way for more such collaborations withother relevant international organisations andagencies in the interest of promoting further theimage and prestige of IDFR.

I wish to commend IDFR for bringing out thepublications entitled Malaysia’s Territorial Disputes:Two Cases at the ICJ and the Diplomatic ProfileSeries of two former Foreign Ministers, namely,Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Tun Dr. IsmailAbdul Rahman. I look forward to more of suchpublications which will record for posterity thecontributions of distinguished personalities of abygone era of our history as a nation.

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I offer my sincere appreciation to Tan Sri HasmyAgam, Executive Chairman of IDFR, and officersand staff of IDFR for their commitment, dedicationand professionalism, and congratulate the Institutefor all its achievements.

Thank you.

“1 Malaysia: People First, Performance Now”

TAN SRI RASTAM MOHD. ISA

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IDFR was privileged to welcome on 10 April 2009,our newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs,Dato’ Sri Anifah Aman, who visited the Institutewith his two newly-appointed Deputies for abriefing on IDFR's programmes and activities.

For the year under review IDFR had successfullyorganised all of its scheduled training programmesand activities, thanks to the commitment anddedication of all its officers and staff, as well as thecontinuing support of the Ministry of ForeignAffairs and other agencies and institutions, and ourguest lecturers.

A total of 48 courses were successfully organisedin 2009. As the training arm of the Ministry, IDFR’score business is the training of diplomats and otherGovernment officers in the field of diplomacy andinternational affairs. In this regard IDFR conductedcourses catered to the needs of the Ministry. Atthe request of the Foreign Minister, a specialcourse was organised to enhance participants’knowledge and professional skills, especially in theareas of public diplomacy and media skills,conference diplomacy, and fine dining etiquette,among others. Twenty-five senior officers of theMinistry attended the intensive one-day course.The Minister not only officiated at the opening ofthe course but also participated in a few sessions,

as did his two newly-appointed Deputies. We aregrateful to the Minister for his strong support forIDFR which clearly reflects his recognition of theimportance of the acquisition of knowledge,expertise and skills for a profession that has tokeep abreast of developments in a rapidly changingand dynamic international environment of today.

IDFR also continued to conduct various trainingcourses for other Malaysian Government ministriesand agencies, as well as courses for officials ofdeveloping countries under the sponsorship of theMalaysian Technical Cooperation Programme(MTCP) and continues to receive requests fromother governments which IDFR tries toaccommodate within its existing resources.

Aside from conducting training courses IDFR alsoorganised public lectures, seminars and roundtablediscussions focusing on issues of foreign policyand international affairs. In April, IDFR incollaboration with the Vienna-based InternationalPeace Foundation (IPF) organised a well-attendedpublic lecture given by the Reverend Jesse LouisJackson, Sr., one of America’s foremost civil rightsand political leaders, who spoke on ‘Building aCulture of Peace and Development in a GlobalisedWorld’. In August, Tun Musa Hitam, former DeputyPrime Minister of Malaysia and Joint Co-Chairman

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of Malaysia-China Business Council, delivered akeynote address in the IDFR Auditorium during aworkshop held to commemorate the 35th year ofdiplomatic relations between Malaysia and China.In the same month, in collaboration with Tan Sri Dr.Munir Majid, Senior Visiting Fellow of the LSEIDEAS Southeast Asia Programme, IDFR organiseda public lecture by LSE IDEAS co-director Dr. ArneWestad on the topic ‘China and Southeast Asia’.Among those who attended was former PrimeMinister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. InSeptember the Foreign Minister spoke at anotherIDFR-LSE IDEAS programme in connection withthe book launch of Martin Jacques’ When ChinaRules the World which was chaired by Tan Sri Dr.Munir Majid, who is also IDFR DistinguishedFellow.

As part of its continuing efforts to establishstrategic linkages, strengthen ties, and learn andemulate the best practices of other diplomaticacademies, IDFR participated in the 37th Meetingof Deans and Directors of Diplomatic Academiesand Institutes of International Relations in Vienna,Austria, and the Sixth Annual Meeting of Deansand Directors of Diplomatic Training Institutes ofASEAN Plus 3 in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

In its research and publication programme threenew publications were added to IDFR’s growing listof published reading materials in 2009. The first

was a bilingual publication of the two casesbrought by Malaysia for adjudication to theInternational Court of Justice entitled Malaysia’sTerritorial Disputes-Two Cases at the ICJ. The othertwo publications were additions to its DiplomaticProfiles Series focusing on the country's pastForeign Ministers as a tribute to theirachievements and service to the nation. This timethe focus was on Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi andTun Dr. Ismail Abdul Rahman, both of whom hadserved in that position.

IDFR had earlier undertaken a pilot project on KeyPerformance Indicators (KPI) to monitor the qualityof its training courses and related activities. Thesewere further improved and streamlined with thoseof the Ministry's following the Prime Minister’sinitiative on KPIs and KRAs for the public service.

The joint Master’s programme with UniversitiKebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) on Strategy andDiplomacy has reached its eleventh year, and todate, it has produced more than 160 alumni. IDFRalso has a collaborative Roundtable programmewith UKM's Institute of Occidental Studies (IKON)and will continue to explore other collaborativearrangements with local and foreign universities,and training and research institutions.

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IDFR continued its linkage with Fulbright when itwelcomed another Fulbright scholar, Mr. BrianNeall Hoffman from the University of Louisville,Kentucky, USA, who will be undertaking researchat IDFR on confidence-building measures in theSpratly Islands until June 2010.

During the year under review IDFR also continuedwith its internship programme by accepting ninestudents from Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) andfour from Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia(UIAM) into the various divisions at IDFR, as part oftheir academic studies requirement.

I am pleased that IDFR has been able tosuccessfully carry out its mission for 2009, thanksto the high dedication and commitment of itsofficers and staff. I am confident that with thecontinued support and dedication of all concerned,the Institute will make further progress and be ableto accomplish all of its goals and objectives.

In early November 2009 we were saddened by thepassing away of our colleague, Dr. ChandranJeshurun, Director of the Academic Studies,

Research and Publication Division after a shortillness. I would like to take this opportunity to paytribute to the memory of the late Dr. ChandranJeshurun who contributed enormously instrengthening our research and publicationprogramme and in arranging a number ofinteresting roundtable discussions, including thetwo above-mentioned well-attended roundtables incollaboration with the LSE.

Finally, I would like to record my sincere thanksand gratitude to Tan Sri Rastam Mohd. Isa,Secretary General of the Ministry of ForeignAffairs, for his continuing strong interest in andsupport for IDFR and its programmes andactivities.

TAN SRI HASMY AGAM

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INSTITUTE OF DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN

RELATIONS (IDFR)

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IDFR offers various training courses for youngdiplomats to enable them to be prepared to facethe many challenges in promoting and defendingMalaysia’s foreign policy. IDFR also conductstraining courses for mid-career and senior diplomatsincluding Ambassadors and their spouses. IDFR notonly caters for Wisma Putra’s officers but alsoofficers from other ministries and agencies. IDFRalso provides language courses namely Arabic,English, French, Malay, Mandarin and Spanish. Allthese courses are conducted by professors fromboth local and foreign universities, representativesfrom NGOs, both former and serving ambassadors,distinguished experts in specific backgrounds andIDFR officers.

IDFR training courses are also offered toparticipants from developing countries under theMalaysian Technical Cooperation Programme(MTCP), as well as from ASEAN, Colombo Planmember countries and Commonwealth countries.

IDFR course participants and trainees havenumerous opportunities to participate in workshops,seminars, roundtable discussions and publiclectures held in IDFR and other venues. Tun MusaHitam and Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. wereamong the prominent guests speakers in 2009.

The IDFR’s Master of Social Science in Strategy andDiplomacy programme is jointly conducted withUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). The year2009 marked its 11th year of implementation and isan intensive full-time 13-month programme. Thestudents for the current intake are fromAfghanistan, Canada, Fiji, Guinea, Malaysia,Maldives, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Thailandand the United States of America.

IDFR also accommodates local and foreignscholars on internship programmes. To date, IDFRhas had interns from Universiti Islam AntarabangsaMalaysia (UIAM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia(UKM), Universiti Malaya (UM), Universiti MalaysiaSarawak (UNIMAS), Universiti Sains Malaysia(USM), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM),Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and UniversitiUtara Malaysia (UUM).

Vision

• To be the regional focal point and centre ofexcellence for training and research indiplomacy and international studies

The Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR) was established on 1 July 1991 under the Prime Minister’s Department following a Cabinetdecision on 6 March the same year. IDFR officially became part of theMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia on 27 March 2004. On 8 January 2009,the IDFR Campus on Jalan Wisma Putra was officially launched by formerPrime Minister, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

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Mission

• To develop a corps of diplomatic officers whowill be able to assertively promote and defendthe country’s national interests in keeping withthe ever increasing pace and breadth of modernday diplomacy resulting from global changes

• To equip officers with in-depth knowledge,professional skills and the right attitude requiredin the conduct of foreign relations

• To prepare diplomats and officers from otheragencies and ministries (including spouses) forthe realities of working abroad by conductingcustomised courses

Divisions in IDFR

• Training Division

• Language Division

• Academic Studies, Research and Publication Division

• Corporate and Management Services Division

Courses/Programmes in IDFR

IDFR offers training courses/programmes underthe following broad areas of expertise:

• Diplomatic Training Courseto upgrade the professionalism level ofdiplomatic service officers

• Orientation Programmeto prepare diplomatic service officers to work atpost abroad

• Regional Studies Programmeto provide overall understanding and todisseminate knowledge which can bring about abetter appreciation and understanding of eachregion

• Language Training Programmeto provide intensive and regular languagecourses in Arabic, English, Malay, Mandarin,French and Spanish, as well as training inspeech writing and English language fordiplomacy

• Master of Social Science in Strategy andDiplomacy Programmeto provide a broad-based understanding ofinternational relations and foreign policy

Facilities in IDFR

Among the facilities available at IDFR are:

• A fully-equipped library, complete with self-access learning resources. This library won the‘Perpustakaan Cemerlang Perkhidmatan Awam’award in 2006

• An auditorium which can accommodate up to250 people, with PA and theatre lighting systems

• A multipurpose hall that can accommodate upto 500 people

• 60 international standard hostel rooms,inclusive of ten suites

• Training and conference rooms and a fully-equipped language lab

• Wireless infrastructure coverage at the meetingrooms, auditorium and also cafeteria

• Gymnasium, swimming pool, tennis and squashcourts for recreational activities

Funding

The Institute’s programmes are fully funded by theMalaysian government.

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OFFICERS ANDSTAFF OF IDFR

Tan Sri Hasmy AgamExecutive Chairman

AmbassadorAbdullah Faiz ZainSenior Director(from 10 November 2009)

Dr. Chandran Jeshurun

Director of Academic Studies,

Research and Publication

Division(passed away on 3 November 2009)

Vasudiwan a/l Narayanan

Director of Training Division

(Acting)

Rozanah IbrahimDirector of Language Divison

Mohd. Haniff Abd. RahmanSenior Deputy Director of Training Division(until 10 November 2009)

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OFFICERS AND STAFF OF IDFR

Dato’ Rohana RamliSenior Director(until 9 November 2009)

Gurdev Singh a/l Bhag Singh

Senior Deputy Director of Training Division(until 30 April 2009)

Gloria Corina Anak

Peter TiwetSenior Deputy Director

of Training Division

(from 12 November 2009)

Satish RanggayahDeputy Director of Training Division(until 26 April 2009)

Abdul Rahimi AhmadShamsuilDeputy Director of Administration, Finance andHuman Resource Section(until 31 December 2009)

Nor Obaidah Abidin Deputy Director of Library Section(until 18 January 2009)

Kamariah Jaafar Deputy Director of Library Section(from 19 January 2009)

M. Georgina Ann Zachariah

Special Officer to the

Executive Chairman

Alex Chee Wern WyeAssistant Director of Training Division

Zarina Md. Yusuf

Assistant Director of

Training Division

Jaganathan a/l

Krishnasamy

Assistant Director of

Training Division

(from 29 June 2009)

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Noraini Awang Nong Deputy Director of AcademicStudies, Research andPublication Division

Zaiza Haji AliDeputy Director of ICT Section

Edriely IbrahimAssistant Director of Training Division(until 3 May 2009)

Mohd. Shahafeez Shaharis

Assistant Director of

Training Division

Azmah MahmudAssistant Director of Training Division

Joyce AbrahamEnglish Language Officer

Hassan Mohd. Ali@Mat AliArabic Language Officer

Agustin Gutierez C.

AbdullahSpanish Language Officer

Dzuita Mohamed

Assistant Director of

Academic Studies, Research

and Publication Division

Ghazali Shafie Accountant

Farashima Aini Mohd. Ali

Assistant Director of

Corporate Affairs Section

Roziyana Che Othman

Information Technology

Officer

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Wan Faizah Wan YusoffEnglish Language Officer

Jeanette DainaFrench Language Officer

Zaidi Abdul Rahman Assistant Director of Library Section

Badriyah Johari

Information Technology

Officer

Shasriman Aziz Assistant InformationTechnology Officer

Siti Najmah ZakariaAssistant AdministrativeOfficer

Teoh Soo KiangWarden(until 2 June 2009)

Mohd. Alif Noor Ismail

Assistant Warden

(until 6 November 2009)

Suriya Zanariya Zakaria

Assistant Accountant

(from 1 June 2009)

Sarinah Bonot Assistant Librarian

Mohd. Noor Ahmad Jusoh

Senior Accounts AssistantSiti Noor’aini Hassan

Personal Assistant to the

Executive Chairman

(until 12 July 2009)

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Izura Ismail Assistant InformationTechnology Officer

Nor Akma Musa Assistant Accountant(until 31 May 2009)

Mat Basir Jaafar Senior Accounts Assistant

Mardianah Ahmad Personal Assistant to theDirector of LanguageDivision

Hartini Abdul Hamid

Personal Assistant to the

Director of AcademicStudies, Research and

Publication Division

Laily Abu Bakar

Personal Assistant to the

Director of Corporate and

Management Services

Division(from 26 October 2009)

Mohd. Masri Awang Course Clerk

Romanchita Natalie Dusipil

Course ClerkGunaselvam a/l Vail

Course Clerk

Hetty Dzurin Mohamed On

Personal Assistant to the

Executive Chairman

(from 13 July 2009)

Rohani Salim Personal Assistant to theSenior Director(until 17 May 2009)

Nazirah NazaruddinPersonal Assistant to theDirector of Training Division(from 18 May 2009)

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Nik Latifah Mohd. Zaki Personal Assistant to theSenior Director(from 18 May 2009)

Habesah Hashim Personal Assistant to theDirector of Corporate andManagement ServicesDivision(until 2 August 2009)

Ahmad Firdaus Jahya’Azim Course Clerk

Ricky Wong Course Clerk

Jennifer Abin Lianjun Course Clerk

Mohd. Zaki Hamid Administrative Clerk

Siti Hajar Osman Administrative Clerk

Rozila Mat Zin Hostel Supervisor

Ahmad Khidir Lemin

Administrative Clerk

(from 3 November 2009)

Siti Nurfartini Mahazan Administrative Clerk

Ligong Anak Baja

Administrative ClerkSebastian Anak Dio

Administrative Clerk

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Kamaruddin A. Hussin Course Clerk

Thilaga a/p Mayvan Administrative Clerk(until 2 November 2009)

Hafisah Dahmit Administrative Clerk

Che Nurul Huda Che AzizLibrary Assistant

Zurainee Zainoldin

Library AssistantMuhammad Azri Azmi

Computer Technician

Mohd. Fairuz Asraf Ismail

Electrical TechnicianMohamad Fairuz Omar General Technician

Ida Rosyanty Ishak Receptionist

Sapuri Ghazali Accounts Assistant

Norhana Safri Accounts Assistant

Gurnam Kaur

Library Assistant

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Fatimah Ahmad Receptionist

Farra Aida Yunus Accounts Assistant

Azharuddin Abd Razak Computer Technician

Rusli Haron Head of Security Guard

(until 4 October 2009)

Abdul Rashid Bidin Head of Security Guard(from 5 October 2009)

Rabeha MohamedTypist

Norazlia Jamhari Typist

Siti Khatijah Ismail Typist

Tuan Rosazian Tuan Manan

Security GuardMuhammad Jaafar

Abdul Karim

Security Guard

Mohd. Aliff Fizre AhmadSecurity Guard

Mohd. Saiful Anuar Yusof

Security GuardAziz Ismail Security Guard

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Wan Mohd. Hafiz Wan Muda Security Guard

Mohd. Rizaudin Mohd. Diah Security Guard

Khairul Nizam Mohd.

HussainSecurity Guard

(until 12 November 2009)

Yusri SallehDriver

Shukor Md. YusofDriver

Mohd. Fazlee Abdul AzizDriver

Mohd. Zani Tukiman

DriverIsaac Peter General Staff

Fadilah Shahri General Staff

Wan Mohd. Azrul Wan

Mohamad General Staff

Azrul Nizam Abdul Rahim

General Staff

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Ibrahim NorDriver

Zaimi Ahmad General Staff

Ahmad Yani KamarudinGeneral Staff

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Workshop on Public Diplomacy and Media Skills 1/2009

This workshop was held from 17 to 20 February2009. Its goals were to enhance participants’awareness of the importance of public diplomacyin promoting Malaysia’s national interests in theinternational arena as well as to enhance theirknowledge and skills in handling the media in thecontext of public diplomacy and advocacy. Amongthe topics included in the course were PublicDiplomacy; The Role of Media in Public Diplomacy;Cross-Cultural Understanding and Its Implicationson Public Diplomacy; The Role of NGOs in PublicDiplomacy; Promoting Malaysia through Culture;Effective Media Relations; Handling CrisisSituations and Difficult Questions from the Media;TV and Radio Interviews; Press Conference; andRole Playing in a Mock Press Conference.

The workshop was attended by a total of 13participants from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,Ministry of Defence, Ministry of International Tradeand Industry, Ministry of Tourism, Ministry ofNatural Resources and Environment, Departmentof Wildlife and National Parks, and ForestryDepartment of Peninsular Malaysia.

Commonwealth Regional Programme in Diplomatic Training

The objective of this course, held from 2 to 13March 2009, was to expose participants tocontemporary developments in diplomacy andinternational relations as well as to strengthen therelationship and networking among diplomats ofthe Commonwealth. It was conducted under thesponsorship of the Commonwealth Secretariat inLondon and was attended by 13 participants fromthe Commonwealth countries; namely Bangladesh,Brunei, India, Malaysia, Maldives, and Singapore.

This course focused on diplomatic skills, regionaland global issues, as well as leadership. Amongthe topics discussed were Trade Negotiations;Human Rights in Diplomacy; The Global Energy andFood Crisis; International Terrorism; ASEAN andSAARC; The ASEAN Regional Forum; TheCommonwealth – Prospects and Challenges;Effective Cross-Cultural Communication;Multilateral Diplomacy in a Changing World;Leadership and Organisational Management; CrisisManagement; and Fine Dining and ReceptionEtiquette.

Apart from lectures, this course included a numberof study visits. Among them was a three-day visit

The Training Division of IDFR comprises an Acting Director, two SeniorDeputy Directors, one Deputy Director, five Assistant Directors, one PersonalAssistant and five support staff. The main function of this division is toconduct training programmes for current and future diplomats, both localsand foreigners. The participants consist of both local and foreigngovernment officers who wish to upgrade their knowledge in the areas ofdiplomacy and foreign relations.

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to Langkawi and visits to Wisma Putra, Putrajayaand the Petronas Twin Tower.

Mid-Career Course for Diplomats

This course was conducted twice in 2009; from 27April to 11 May 2009 and from 16 to 26 November2009. The first course was attended by ten officersfrom the Ministry of Foreign Affairs while thesecond course was attended by 21 officers fromthe Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysian IndustrialDevelopment Authority and Tourism Malaysia.

The objective of the course was to enhance theprofessional knowledge as well as the leadershipand managerial skills of mid-career officers so thatthey can take up their assignments as deputy headof mission, counsellor or consul general with a highlevel of confidence.

The course focused on issues related to Cross-Cultural Awareness; International HumanitarianLaw; Transformational Leadership; Malaysia’sEconomy; International Trade and Investment; andHumanitarian Crisis Management. Participantswere also briefed on various administrative issuessuch as Security of Malaysia’s Assets Overseas;Royalty and Palace Protocol; and FinancialManagement at Mission.

The participants were also given the opportunity toexperience a press conference through ‘role play’as Malaysia’s representatives abroad under theDefending Malaysia’s National Interests Module.

Pre-Posting Orientation Course for Officers and Spouses

This course was held from 6 to 14 May 2009. Itwas offered to officers from various governmentagencies selected for overseas postings, and theirspouses. Its main objectives were to increaseparticipants’ knowledge on diplomacy andinternational relations and to provide the requisiteskills, knowledge and the right attitude for optimalperformance of their duties at post and within theinternational community. The need for them toadapt to a new environment and be a team playerwas also stressed.

Among the areas discussed were governmentpolicies and issues related to the implementationof Malaysia’s foreign policy. A vital component ofthe course was the understanding of participants’roles and responsibilities at Mission, their tasks inpromoting and defending Malaysia’s nationalinterests and in enhancing Malaysia’s imageabroad. The course also touched upon theessentials of presenting a good personal image ofoneself by developing and enhancing his or herinterpersonal skills, personal grooming and socialetiquette. Considering the importance of the role ofspouses to the work of their husbands/wives atMission, the course also addressed variousaspects of their role at Mission particularly withregards to their involvement in the MalaysianMinistry of Foreign Affairs Women’s Association orPERWAKILAN.

A total of 26 officers from the Ministry of ForeignAffairs, Ministry of Defence, Ministry ofInternational Trade and Industry, Ministry ofAgriculture and Agro-based Industry, Ministry ofTourism, Malaysian Industrial DevelopmentAuthority, Malaysia External Trade DevelopmentCorporation, and Immigration Department attendedthe course. There were also a total of 12 spousesin this course.

Crisis Management for InternationalParticipants (MTCP)

The objective of this course, held from 9 to 26June 2009, was to enhance participants’knowledge and understanding of the theoreticaland practical aspects of international crisis, as wellas to increase their knowledge and skills on thevarious approaches and techniques of crisismanagement. The topics covered included TheStructure of International Crisis; Crisis Forecasting;Negotiation and Mediation; and The Study of MajorInternational Crisis. Apart from lectures, this coursealso included simulation exercises and study visits.

This three-week course, which was conductedunder the Malaysian Technical CooperationProgramme (MTCP), was attended by 13participants including five participants who werepartially sponsored by the Colombo Plan

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Secretariat. The participants were from Afghanistan,Guinea, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Laos, Maldives,Mauritius, Peru, Swaziland, Syria and Vietnam.

Orientation Course for Heads of Mission and Their Spouses

This course was held from 29 June to 3 July 2009.It was offered to senior officers of the Ministry ofForeign Affairs who were selected to serve asHeads of Malaysian Missions abroad. The objectiveof the course was to enhance participants’knowledge and skills in areas related to their workand responsibilities as Heads of Mission and their spouses.

The course gave much focus on public diplomacy.The topics included Media Skills; Leadership atMission; Globalisation and Its Impact onInternational Diplomacy; Dialogue with FormerAmbassadors; and Defending Malaysia’s NationalInterests. It also included a one-day special sessionfor the spouses. The topics that were discussed atthe spouses’ session were Fine Dining Etiquette;The Role of Spouses at Mission; and PersonalGrooming.

Eight senior officers from Wisma Putra who hadalready received their credentials as Heads ofMalaysian Missions abroad and their spousesattended the course.

Orientation Course for Diplomacy

This one-day course was held on 10 July 2009 atthe special request of the Minister of ForeignAffairs. The objective of the course was to enhanceparticipants’ knowledge and skills in diplomacyespecially in areas related to public diplomacy,media skills, international meetings and fine diningetiquette. Among the topics covered were PublicSpeaking; Public Diplomacy; Media Skills;International Conference Procedures – Dynamicsand Skills; Preparing Substantive Interventions andSpeeches; Statements for InternationalMeetings/Conferences; Fine Dining Etiquette; andFine Dining Practicum.

A total of 25 participants from the Ministry ofForeign Affairs, including the Minister and theDeputy Ministers, attended this course.

Workshop on Public Diplomacy and Media Skills 2/2009

A second Workshop on Public Diplomacy andMedia Skills was held from 14 to 17 July 2009. Theobjectives of this four-day workshop were toenhance participants’ awareness of the importanceof public diplomacy in promoting Malaysia’snational interests in the international arena, as wellas to enhance participants’ knowledge and skills inhandling the media in the context of publicdiplomacy and advocacy. The topics discussedincluded An Overview of Public Diplomacy; TheRole of Media in Public Diplomacy; Cross-CulturalUnderstanding and Its Implications on PublicDiplomacy; The Role of NGOs in Public Diplomacy;Public Diplomacy: Promoting Malaysia throughCulture; Effective Media Relations; Handling CrisisSituations and Difficult Questions from the Media;and Role Playing in a Mock Press Conference.

The workshop was attended by a total of 36participants from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,Prime Minister’s Department, Southeast AsiaRegional Center for Counter-Terrorism, Ministry ofDefence, Ministry of Higher Education, Ministry ofTourism, Malaysian Institute of Road SafetyResearch, Malaysian Timber Industry Board,Malaysian Industrial Development Authority andMalaysia External Trade Development Corporation.

Strategic Analysis for International Participants (MTCP)

The objective of this course, held from 28 July to14 August 2009, was to develop participants’understanding of strategic thinking on currentinternational security and strategic issues. Theknowledge was to be adapted and applied inmanaging and meeting the challenges of currentglobalised environment. The course contentincluded Traditional and Non-traditional Security;Political Risk Analysis; International Security Issuesand Concerns; and International Terrorism. It

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provided a good platform for participants toexchange views and ideas.

The course, conducted under the MalaysianTechnical Cooperation Programme (MTCP), wasattended by 24 participants. Nine of theparticipants were partially funded by the ColomboPlan Secretariat. Seven of them were fromMalaysia while the rest were from Bhutan,Colombia, Fiji, Ghana, Guinea, Indonesia, Iraq,Jordan, Laos, Maldives, Mauritius, Pakistan, SriLanka, Syria, Thailand, Uganda and Vietnam.

Workshop on Malaysia-China Relations:Bilateral, Regional and Global Perspectives

This workshop was held on 19 August 2009 tocommemorate the 35th Anniversary of Malaysia-China Diplomatic Relations. Its objective, amongothers, was to create awareness amongparticipants on Malaysia-China bilateral relationsespecially in areas of politics, security, socio-economy, trade and investment, and futuredirections.

The workshop began with a keynote address byTun Musa Hitam, the Joint Co-Chairman ofMalaysia-China Business Council on ‘The Rise ofChina as a Global Power: Its Implications forMalaysia, the Region and the World’. The keynoteaddress, which was opened to the public, attracteda total of 210 invited guests.

This workshop consisted of two sessions ofroundtable discussions and a luncheon talkinvolving selected participants from the public andcorporate sector, academicians and NGOs. The firstroundtable discussion entitled ‘China and theRegion: Political, Security and Strategic Dimensions’involved three key panelists; H.E. Liu Jian,Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China; TanSri Mohamed Jawhar Hassan, Chairman and CEOof the Institute of Strategic and InternationalStudies (ISIS) Malaysia; and Mr. Bunn Nagara,Associate Editor of The Star Publications Sdn. Bhd.The discussion was moderated by Tan Sri HasmyAgam, Executive Chairman of IDFR.

This was followed by a luncheon talk entitled ‘TheDo’s and Don’ts of Doing Business in China:Malaysia’s Experience’ by Tan Sri William Chengfrom the Malaysia-China Business Council. Thisworkshop ended with a second roundtablediscussion entitled ‘Malaysia-China Relations:Enhancing Economic, Trade and InvestmentProspects’ moderated by Dato’ Mohd. Amir Jaafar,Senior Fellow of the Asia-Europe Institute with Dr.Wong Lai Sum, Deputy CEO of Malaysia ExternalTrade Development Corporation and Mr. StevenWong, Assistant Director-General of ISIS Malaysiaas the panelists.

Workshop on Introduction to Public International Law

The objective of this workshop, held from 5 to 9October 2009, was to enhance participants’understanding of the major segments of publicinternational law relevant to diplomatic practice,international relations, and international trade andinvestments. Among the topics discussed at thisworkshop were International Economic Law;International Environmental Law; InternationalHuman Rights Law; International HumanitarianLaw, International Maritime Law; InternationalSettlement of Disputes; The Law of Treaties andThe Law of State Responsibility; The ViennaConvention on Consular Relations 1963; and TheVienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961.

This five-day workshop was attended by a total of17 participants from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,Southeast Asia Regional Center for Counter-Terrorism, Ministry of Defence, Malaysian TimberIndustry Board and Malaysian IndustrialDevelopment Authority.

Diplomatic Training Course for International Participants (MTCP)

The objective of this course, held from 13 until 30October 2009, was to enhance participants’knowledge and skills in diplomacy and internationalrelations and their ability in performing their dutiesas diplomatic officers. The participants were alsoexposed to Malaysia’s experience in nation building

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and foreign relations. The topics covered includedCross-Cultural Communication; Presentation Skills;Bilateral and Multilateral Negotiations; PublicDiplomacy; and Media Skills.

This three-week course, conducted under theMalaysian Technical Cooperation Programme, wasattended by a total of 18 participants including fourparticipants who were partially sponsored by theColombo Plan Secretariat. The participants werefrom Argentina, Bhutan, Chile, Guinea, Jordan,Laos, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Philippines,Swaziland dan Tanzania.

Roundtable Discussions

The first roundtable discussion of 2009 entitled‘Foreign Policy in an Era of Globalisation’ was co-organised by IDFR and the British HighCommission and was held on 15 January 2009 atthe Treaty Room. H.E. Sir Peter Ricketts, thePermanent Under Secretary of the British Foreignand Commonwealth Office was the speaker, whilethe moderator was Dato’ Kamaruddin Abu, formerHigh Commissioner of Malaysia to the UnitedKingdom. In his presentation, Sir Ricketts statedthat Foreign Service officials should beknowledgeable on current issues to be able todefend their countries’ foreign policy in this era ofglobalisation. Foreign Service officials must alsopossess the ability to procure the latestinformation on key international issues by havinggood networking with their counterparts fromother countries. A total of 56 participants from thegovernment sector, non-government organisationsand corporate sector attended this roundtablesession.

The second roundtable discussion was held on 25February 2009 at the Treaty Room. The roundtablediscussion entitled ‘The Obama Team: The New USPresident’s Line-up and How They Will Relate toSoutheast Asia’ was delivered by Datuk ErnestBower, the former President of US-ASEANBusiness Council and partner at BrooksBower Asia.He explained the background and personalcharacteristics of key personalities in the Cabinetline-up of President Barack Obama and its possibleeffect on the ASEAN-US bilateral relations. He also

added that President Obama was very keen onASEAN-US relations especially in exploring newareas of cooperation with the region. In this regard,Datuk Bower was very optimistic that ties betweenMalaysia and the United States will furtherstrengthen under the new leadership in bothcountries. The roundtable discussion was attendedby 55 participants from the public and privatesector, non-government organisations anduniversities.

Public Lecture

A public lecture on ‘Building a Culture of Peace andDevelopment in a Globalised World’ by ReverendJesse Louis Jackson, Sr., President and Founder ofthe Rainbow/PUSH Coalition was held at the IDFRAuditorium on 22 April 2009. This public lecturewas part of the ASEAN event series under the‘Bridges-Dialogues: Towards a Culture of Peace’. Itwas coorganised by IDFR and the InternationalPeace Foundation (IPF), and was officiated byDatuk Lee Chee Leong, Deputy Foreign Ministerand moderated by Dr. Chandra Muzaffar, Presidentof the International Movement for a Just World(JUST). Among the other dignitaries who attendedthis event were Dato’ Mukhriz Tun Mahathir,Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry;Tun Musa Hitam, former Deputy Prime Ministerand Malaysian Chairman of ‘Bridges-Dialogues:Towards a Culture of Peace’; and Prince Alfred ofLiechtenstein, IPF’s Advisory Board Chairman.

In his lecture, Reverend Jackson appealed to worldleaders and the global community to cooperatewith each other and to participate in morehumanitarian efforts to reduce human suffering inthe world. He also opined that a “bottom up”economic model will ensure more equitable wealthdistribution leading to stronger and more stablesocieties. Reverend Jackson ended his lecture bystressing that the ‘Golden Rule of Peace’ whichread “Do unto others as you would have others dounto you” still applies for neighbours and fornations. This public lecture attracted more than250 guests.

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Practical Suggestions’ by Dr. Omar Hisham Altalib,an American Muslim and currently an AssistantProfessor of Sociology at Universiti IslamAntarabangsa Malaysia. It was jointly organised byIDFR and the International Institute of AdvancedIslamic Studies (IAIS) at IAIS on 7 December 2009.It was co-moderated by Tan Sri Hasmy Agam,Executive Chairman of IDFR and Professor DatukDr. Osman Bakar, Deputy Chief Executive Officerof IAIS.

In his lecture, Dr. Omar mentioned three mainfactors which caused conflict between the UnitedStates and the Islamic world; terrorism, religionand ignorance. In his view, the misperception thatterrorism originates from Islamic countries hasbecome a source of conflict in the world. There isalso a misperception in the Islamic world that theUnited States can do anything because it is asuperpower and as such, can be blamed for all theinjustices happening in the world. He added that anopen communication was the only way to buildbetter relations between the United States and theIslamic world. This public lecture was attended by67 participants.

IDFR-IKON 3D Series

IDFR together with the Institute of OccidentalStudies (IKON), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysiaintroduced the IDFR-IKON 3D Series in 2008. 3Dstands for ‘Diplomatic Dispatches and Discourses’and the 3D Series is held as a platform forroundtable discussions with foreign diplomats fromwestern countries as the main speakers.

The first IDFR-IKON 3D Series roundtable of 2009was on ‘The European Union and ASEAN: CurrentChallenges and Future Prospects’ by H.E. VincentPiket, the Head of Delegation of the EuropeanCommission to Malaysia. It was held on 12 March2009 at the Treaty Room. The speaker stated thatties between the European Union and ASEAN havebecome closer, especially in the past few years.The European Union has also lately taken theinitiative to organise negotiations on bilateralPartnership and Cooperation Agreements (PCAs)with a number of ASEAN countries. On thechallenges for ASEAN, he highlighted three key

areas critical to ASEAN’s success. The first area isfor ASEAN to consider implementing a decision-making system based on a qualified majority votingsystem to replace the consensus method.Secondly, he suggested that ASEAN should begiven more authority in enforcement of decisions.The third area would be to create a structural andcohesion fund whereby the richer member stateswould assist the poorer states to reduce theeconomic gap. The roundtable was attended by 48participants.

The second IDFR-IKON 3D Series roundtable wason ‘Enhancing Latin America’s Linkages withAsia/ASEAN: A Brazilian Perspective’ by H.E. SergioArruda, the Ambassador of Brazil to Malaysia. Itwas held on 16 July 2009 in UKM. The Ambassadorexplained that the First ASEAN-MERCOSURMinisterial Meeting, held in Brasília in November2008, marked the beginning of a formal process toenhance relations between the two regionalplayers. Recognising that the expansion of trade,investment and concrete business opportunitieswould be greatly influenced by strengtheninginstitutional ties between ASEAN and MERCOSUR,their Ministers of External Relations agreed in theNovember 2008 meeting, to follow a ‘buildingblock’ approach to enhance inter-regional economicdialogue, thereby erecting the first platform forcloser economic cooperation, as part of a Plan ofAction to be adopted in the near future. Braziltogether with her MERCOSUR partners –Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela –would take the initial steps which will focus oninformation exchange and the sharing ofexperiences in regional integration and tradeagreements, trade and investment promotion andfacilitation, promotion of cooperation betweenbusiness communities and economic researchinstitutions in both the regions. This roundtablewas attended by 140 participants.

The third IDFR-IKON 3D Series roundtable wasentitled ‘The European Union as a Global Actor inthe Context of the Lisbon Treaty – a NordicPerspective’ by H.E. Helena Sangeland, theAmbassador of Sweden to Malaysia. It was held atIDFR on 17 November 2009. The Ambassadorspoke on the Nordic countries’ perspective of the

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role of the European Union (EU) as a global actorand on its institutional transformation and ambitionto become as effective and relevant in the area offoreign policy as it has been in trade and globaldevelopment assistance. She also indicated thatthe EU, especially under the Swedish presidency,had given particular focus on ‘Eastern Partnerships’which involved bringing Armenia, Azerbaijan,Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine into closercontact with the EU. The areas of cooperation withthese countries include economic cooperation, thepromotion of human rights, democraticdevelopment, and support for reforms.

She opined that the EU with its increasinglycomplex international engagements has to developits capacity for analysis and policy planning. In thisregard, she stated that the EU has extensivemilitary capabilities, more than 40,000 diplomats, alarge number of think tanks as well as academicinstitutions and NGOs from which to draw itsexpertise when drawing up its policies fordeploying military, civilian or economicinstruments.The roundtable was attended by 62participants.

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The main aim of these courses is to develop thelinguistic knowledge and skills of officers to enablethem to carry out their professional dutieseffectively at home and abroad.

In 2009, the Language Division conducted a totalof 26 courses. Participants who completed thecourses were awarded Certificates of Attendance.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMMES

The English Language Section organised andconducted four intensive courses to enhance thelinguistic knowledge and ability of courseparticipants. It also conducted a course for theMalaysian Administrative Modernisation andManagement Planning Unit (MAMPU) of the PrimeMinister’s Department.

The courses conducted at IDFR were:• Speaking Skills: Say It Right 1/2009• Speaking Skills: Say It Right 2/2009• Effective Presentation Skills• Effective Writing Skills

The course conducted for MAMPU was:• Intensive Speaking Skills:

Say It Right

The English Language Section also organises an on-going general proficiency course for IDFR staff withthe aim of improving their command of English.

Speaking Skills: Say It Right 1/2009

This course was held from 10 to 13 February 2009for 26 participants from various governmentagencies including the Southeast Asia RegionalCenter for Counter-Terrorism, Ministry ofInformation, Ministry of International Trade andIndustry, and Ministry of Tourism. The mainobjectives of this course were to enhanceparticipants’ awareness of the features of spokenEnglish and to assist them in improving theirspeaking skills, thus enabling them tocommunicate more effectively.

Speaking Skills: Say It Right 2/2009

This course was conducted from 3 to 7 August2009. Twenty two officers from various governmentagencies and ministries attended this course. Theywere from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MalaysiaExternal Trade Development Corporation, Ministryof International Trade and Industry, Ministry of Youthand Sports, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Tourism,Department of Handicrafts Malaysia, National

The courses offered by the Language Division are Arabic, English, French,Mandarin and Spanish. It also offers a Conversational Malay course fordiplomats of Foreign Missions in Kuala Lumpur. Training modules forEnglish language are also provided to international participants attendingdiplomatic training courses under the auspices of the Malaysian TechnicalCooperation Programme and the ASEAN Secretariat.

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Museum, Information Department of Pahang,Southeast Asia Regional Center for Counter-Terrorism, and Social Welfare Department Malaysia.The main objectives of this course were to enhanceparticipants’ awareness of the features of spokenEnglish and to assist them in improving theirspeaking skills, thus enabling them to communicatemore effectively.

Effective Presentation Skills

This one-week course, held from 12 to 16 October2009, was aimed at exposing the participants toeffective presentation by focusing on thepreparation of text as well as delivery. Fifteenofficers participated in this course and they werefrom the Public Works Department, Institute ofGenome Malaysia, National Sports Institute,Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Tourism, Ministryof Foreign Affairs, and IDFR. Among the methodsused were critiquing of individual presentations,which were videotaped.

Effective Writing Skills

This course was conducted from 9 to 13 November2009 and was attended by 22 officers from, amongothers, Ministry of Works, Fire and RescueDepartment Malaysia, Ministry of Science,Technology and Innovation, Institute of GenomeMalaysia, Ministry of Human Resources, Ministryof Foreign Affairs, National Sports Institute, PrimeMinister’s Department, Ministry of InternationalTrade and Industry, Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry, Ministry of Rural and RegionalDevelopment, Ministry of Domestic Trade andConsumer Affairs, Ministry of Housing and LocalGovernment, and Ministry of Transport. Theobjective of this course was to enable participantsto acquire the vital tools needed to hone theirwriting skills. An interactive teaching methodologywas adopted with discussions, and practicalexercises and activities.

Intensive Speaking Skills: Say It Right

This course was held at the Awana GentingHighlands Golf and Country Resort from 29 to 30

October 2009 for senior officers from MAMPU. Theaim of this course was to raise awareness onproblematic sounds, stress and intonation patternsof the English language and to build confidence tocommunicate more clearly in social as well asprofessional settings. Interactive sessions andsimulations were among the different strategiesemployed.

English Language Proficiency Course

This is an on-going proficiency course conductedfor officers and support staff of IDFR. They weredivided into two groups of six and sessions areheld on Thursdays and Fridays.

English Modules

English modules are also taught as part of theprogrammes carried out by the Training Division.The modules are offered for the following courses:

Diplomatic Training Course for PTD Officers

The English Language module was an integralcomponent of the Diplomatic Training Course forPTD Officers and was held from 13 April to 7August 2009. The module focused on enhancingtheir linguistic skills through confidence-building,accuracy and fluency activities, which will enablethem to be competent in the language that is thetool of diplomatic communication.

The module included the following:• The Floor is Yours• Journal Writing• Presentation Skills• Writing Skills• Speaking Skills• Literary Appreciation• English Language Clinics• Speech Drafting• Language and Diplomacy

Diplomatic Training Course for International Participants

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enhancing participants’ skills at presentation andraising their awareness on the nature of languageand its role in diplomacy. The areas covered werePresentation Skills, and Language and Diplomacy.

Mid–Career Course for Diplomats

This module was intended to enhance participants’presentation skills as well as raise their awarenesson the nature of language and its role in diplomacy.The areas taught were Presentation Skills, andLanguage and Diplomacy.

In–House Professional Development Session

On 29 May 2009, three officers from the EnglishLanguage Section attended a one-day professionaldevelopment session with Ambassador KishanRana of DiploFoundation. The purpose of thissession was to gain some insights into forms ofDiplomatic Writing such as Note Verbale, AideMemoire and Drafting of Resolution. The sessionwas very interesting and informative.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMMES

ARABIC

Six Arabic language courses were held in 2009. Thecourses were of two types; the part-time eveningcourses and the full-time courses.

Arabic Level 1

This course was a part-time evening course whichstarted on 16 February and ended on 22 July 2009.The class was held every Monday and Wednesday,from 5.30 to 7.30 p.m., and was designed forbeginners who wish to acquire basic Arabiclanguage skills.

Fourteen participants attended the course. Theywere from various ministries and governmentagencies including the Ministry of Education,Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Institute of Strategicand International Studies Malaysia, and IDFR.

Arabic Level 2

This course was offered to participants who hadcompleted Arabic Level 1 or who had equivalentproficiency level in Arabic. The course was heldfrom 3 August to 23 December 2009. It was heldevery Monday and Wednesday, from 5.30 to 7.30p.m.

Twelve participants attended this course. Theparticipants were officers from the Ministry ofEducation, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Institute ofStrategic and International Studies Malaysia, andIDFR.

Arabic Level 4

This course was offered to participants who hadcompleted Arabic Level 3 or who had equivalentproficiency level in Arabic. There were 12participants and they were from the RoyalMalaysian Police, Royal Malaysian Navy, KoreanEmbassy, and International Multilateral PartnershipAgainst Cyber Threats.

It was a part-time evening course which wastaught every Thursday, from 5.30 to 7.30 p.m. Thecourse started on 12 February 2009 and ended on26 November 2009.

Arabic Level 7

This course was conducted from 10 February to 24November 2009. It was a part-time evening coursewhich was held every Tuesday, from 5.30 to 7.30p.m. and 11 participants from various governmentagencies attended it.

It was offered to participants who had completedArabic Level 6 or who had equivalent proficiencylevel in Arabic.

Arabic Level 10

The Arabic Level 10 course was offered toadvanced learners who had attended the coursefrom the beginning or to those who had advancedknowledge in the Arabic language and wished tocontinue learning it.

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The course started on 10 March and ended on 11December 2009. The ten participants were officersfrom the Ministry of Education, Dewan Bahasa danPustaka, Royal Malaysian Police, Ministry ofDefence, and Department of Islamic DevelopmentMalaysia, and the classes were held on Friday from5.30 to 7.30 p.m.

Intensive Arabic for Diplomatic Training Course for PTD Officers

This four-month Intensive Arabic course was aimedat equipping officers with basic Arabic languageskills needed by the officers in carrying out theirduties abroad. This course also served to preparethem to continue their studies in higher level Arabic.

MALAY

Conversational Malay Course

This course was conducted for Foreign Missiondiplomats in Kuala Lumpur. The main aim was toenable them to be acquainted with the nationallanguage of Malaysia, thereby helping them in theirday-to-day interactions in the Malaysianenvironment. This course was held in two parts.The first was held from 2 April to 11 June 2009.Part II, a continuation of Part I, was conducted from1 October to 24 November 2009. The responsefrom the Foreign Missions was encouraging.

MANDARIN

Intensive Mandarin for Diplomatic TrainingCourse for PTD Officers

In 2009, for the first time an intensive Mandarinlanguage module was offered as part of the foreignlanguage programme besides Arabic, French andSpanish for the Diplomatic Training Course for PTDOfficers. The objective of this module was to equipthe officers with a basic knowledge of thelanguage and to enable them to use it in carryingout their duties in countries where Mandarin is themain language of interaction.

FRENCH

In 2009, ten French language courses were held.Three of these courses were continuations from2008. All the courses planned were implementedand two additional courses were added at the endof the year to accommodate special requests.

Advanced Level, Level III (for Officers from the Royal Malaysian Police) and Level III(Second Intake)

These courses, which started in 2008, ended inMarch 2009, just before the start of the IntensiveFrench for Diplomatic Training Course for PTDOfficers.

The courses had been extended to avoid a long gapin the learning process due to the suspension of theevening classes during the full-time intensive courseand to ensure a smooth transition as the two LevelIII classes were due to merge for Level IV.

The Advanced Level course could not resume afterthe break this year due to timetable constraints.

Intensive French for Diplomatic Training Course for PTD Officers

The course was designed to equip the officers withbasic knowledge of the French language andculture, necessary to cope with the requirementsof travelling and working in a French speakingenvironment. It also gave them a useful foundationto develop their competency in the Frenchlanguage.

In 2009, three officers successfully completed thisfour-month course of more than 150 hours. Themain objectives were achieved and all theparticipants were keen to continue learning thelanguage. They would have appreciated if given theopportunity to continue in order to becomeproficient users and eventually sit for theinternationally recognised Delf examinations.

French Level IV

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Royal Malaysian Police, Ministry of Education andBank Negara) proceeded to Level IV andsuccessfully completed the course at the end ofJune despite their work commitments.

French Level I

A large number of participants from variousministries registered for this course, which initiallyconsisted of two groups and were later mergedinto one class. The 17 participants attending thecourse were from the Ministry of Education,Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Ministry of Tourism,Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Information,Istana Budaya, Rubber Research Institute ofMalaysia, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan TamanTun Dr. Ismail, Sekolah Menengah KebangsaanPutrajaya, and Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara(INTAN) Bukit Kiara.

The group was enthusiastic and highly motivated.Despite their work commitments and the need totravel frequently, they progressed steadily andgenerally achieved the objectives of the course.

French Level V

Seven participants from Level IV enrolled for Level Vwhich started in July and ended beginning ofDecember. Most of the participants took the DelfA1 external examination held in November 2009and are planning to register for Delf A2 in May 2010.

French Level II

Thirteen participants from Level I enrolled for thiscourse. Two of the participants are now in northernFrance where they will spend two years for post-graduate studies. The knowledge acquired duringtheir short stint at IDFR made it easier for them tosettle down in their new home and is most usefulfor their daily life. The remaining participants arekeen to continue and are even planning a class tripto France next year.

Introductory French Language Course for IDFR Staff

This course was organised at the request of IDFR

staff. Fifteen participants registered for this 16-hourintroductory course which gave an overview of theFrench language. The participants were exposed topronunciation, basic vocabulary and grammar aswell as useful expressions for everyday situationswhile getting acquainted with the French culture.

Upon completion of the course in January 2010,the participants will have the option of joining asuitable evening class.

French Level I (Second Intake)

This course was organised at the request of theInternational Multilateral Partnership Against CyberThreats (IMPACT). Seven participants from theMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Transport,Ministry of Education, IMPACT, and IDFR attendedthis course. The course is due to end in May 2010.

Other Activities

A few outings were organised to introduce courseparticipants to the French culture and students ofall levels were invited to join various activities, suchas French art exhibitions, book fair, French filmsscreening, dinner, cheese tasting and Fête de lamusique. The activities were held at the AllianceFrançaise and other venues in Kuala Lumpur.

SPANISH

Five courses were successfully conducted in 2009.The Spanish Language officer also provided Englishto Spanish translation services upon request.

Spanish Level I (1/2009)

This course was conducted from 5 January to 30March 2009 for 18 participants from DewanBahasa dan Pustaka, Department of Social WelfareMalaysia, Prime Minister’s Department, Ministry ofHigher Education, Malaysia External TradeDevelopment Corporation, and IDFR.

The main objective of this course was to providethe participants with a comprehensive overview ofthe Spanish language focusing on pronunciation informal and informal situations. The language

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functions included introducing oneself and others,asking for something, ordering food in a restaurant,using appropriate gestures for greeting and leave-taking, and describing people, places and things.

This group was highly motivated and keen to learn.At the closing ceremony of this course, theAmbassador of Colombia was present andColombian coffee was served.

Spanish Level I (Continuation for Officers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

This course was held from 21 October 2008 to 9April 2009 for eight officers of the America’sDivision, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The main objective of this course was to providethe participants with a comprehensive overview ofthe Spanish language focusing on pronunciation informal and informal situations. The languagefunctions included introducing oneself and others,asking for something, ordering food in a restaurant,using appropriate gestures for greeting and leave-taking, and describing people, places and things.

The participants showed great progress as some ofthe participants had previous knowledge of theSpanish language. Thus, more areas could becovered in the time allotted.

Intensive Spanish for Diplomatic TrainingCourse for PTD Officers

This course, which started on 13 April and endedon 7 August 2009, was organised for three officersfrom the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The main objective of this course was to providethe participants with a comprehensive overview ofthe Spanish language focusing on pronunciation informal and informal situations. The languagefunctions included introducing oneself and others,

asking for something, ordering food in a restaurant,using appropriate gestures for greeting and leave-taking, and describing people, places and things.

This was a four-month intensive course. It alsocovered aspects of the Spanish culture so as toavoid culture shock when participants are inSpanish speaking countries.

Spanish Level I (2/2009)

This course was conducted from 5 October to 28December 2009 for 14 participants from, amongothers, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, TourismMalaysia, Department of Social Welfare Malaysia,Prime Minister’s Department, Ministry ofEducation, Malaysia External Trade DevelopmentCorporation, Ministry of International Trade andIndustry, and IDFR.

The main objective of this course was to providethe participants with a comprehensive overview ofthe Spanish language focusing on pronunciation informal and informal situations. The languagefunctions included introducing oneself and others,asking for something, ordering food in a restaurant,using appropriate gestures for greeting and leave-taking, and describing people, places and things.

Spanish Level II (for Officers of the Ministry ofForeign Affairs)

This course was held from 11 August to 17December 2009 for six officers of the America’sDivision, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The main objectives of this course were to equipthe participants with the skills to address peopleappropriately, talk about work activities and dailyroutines, answer phone calls, and extend, acceptor reject an invitation. The participants wereinterested and motivated in learning the language.

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In 2009, the division organised the followingactivities:

Roundtable Discussion

A roundtable discussion with the theme of ‘EastAsia Community Building: The Role of ASEAN’ washeld on 12 August 2009. It was the third time aroundtable was coorganised with the MalaysiaInternational Affairs Forum (MIAF) and the KeynoteAddress was delivered by Tun Abdullah AhmadBadawi, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia.

The discussion was divided into three sessions;Economic Realities of the ASEAN Plus Three (APT)Process, Political and Diplomatic Aspects, and EastAsia Community Development. Twelve paperpresenters and approximately 75 participants tookpart in the one-day event.

Academic Seminar

This division organised two academic seminars in2009. It was part of IDFR’s plans to diversify theactivities of this division.

The first seminar, entitled ‘Contemporary Asia-Pacific Security and the Role of Think Tanks’, wasorganised on 16 March 2009. The talk wasdelivered by Dr. Tim Huxley, Executive Director ofIISS-Asia, Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Securityand Editor, Adelphi Papers. The second seminarwas held on 27 May 2009 and was on ‘The Role ofPrivate Diplomacy: The HD Experience’. MartinGriffiths, Director of the Centre for HumanitarianDialogue was invited to speak on the subject.

Both seminars received very good response andwere well attended by Wisma Putra officers andofficers from other government agencies, formerMalaysian Ambassadors, academicians,researchers, media representatives, andrepresentatives from non-governmentorganisations. An extensive question and answer,and discussion session at the end of bothseminars, made them more effective.

Collaboration with LSE IDEAS

This division also collaborated with Tan Sri Dr.Munir Majid, Visiting Senior Fellow and Head,Southeast Asia International Affairs Programme at

In January 2009, Professor Dr. Chandran Jeshurun, a historian and anacademician, joined IDFR as the Director for this division. He was assistedby a Deputy Director, an Assistant Director, a Personal Assistant and twoclerks. Sadly, Professor Dr. Chandran passed away in November. It was avery big loss for IDFR. Nevertheless, during his nine months at IDFR, heensured that several projects were completed successfully.

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LSE IDEAS to organise a talk and a book launchceremony. LSE IDEAS is a centre for the study ofinternational affairs, diplomacy and grand strategyat the London School of Economics and PoliticalScience (LSE).

The talk entitled ‘China and South East Asia’ wasdelivered by Professor Arne Westad, a professor inInternational History at LSE. He is also an expert oncontemporary international affairs. A total of 69participants attended the talk which took place on24 August 2009.

The book launch ceremony was held on 15September 2009. The book entitled When ChinaRules the World: The Rise of the Middle Kingdomand the End of the Western World was launched bythe Foreign Minister, Dato’ Sri Anifah Aman. Thebook was written by Martin Jacques, anotherVisiting Senior Fellow at LSE IDEAS and a VisitingResearch Fellow at the LSE Asia Research Centre.A total of 101 guests, including Tun AbdullahAhmad Badawi, attended the launch.

In 2009, this division also published:

IDFR 2008 Annual Report

The IDFR 2008 Annual Report was published inMay 2009. It highlighted IDFR activities for thewhole of 2008 and the various divisionscooperated in reporting activities which wereconducted by their respective division.

Diplomatic Profile Series-Profiles of MalaysianForeign Ministers: Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

This profile is the second in its series, after theProfile of Tunku Abdul Rahman which waspublished in 2008. It is to honour Tun AbdullahAhmad Badawi for his role as the Foreign Ministerfrom 1991 to 1999. It contains articles contributedby several former Malaysian Ambassadors who hadthe opportunity of working closely with him whenhe was at the helm of Wisma Putra.

IDFR 2010 Training Programme

The handbook was published and distributed inearly December 2009. It listed all trainingprogrammes offered by IDFR for 2010, and wasdistributed to, among others, ministries andgovernment agencies, training institutes, federalgovernment libraries, Malaysian Missions abroadand selected Foreign Missions in Kuala Lumpur.

Diplomatic Profile Series-Profiles of MalaysianForeign Ministers: Dr. Ismail Abdul Rahman

This profile is the third in its series. It is an analysisof Tun Dr. Ismail’s experiences, contributions andsacrifices as Malaysia’s Foreign Minister from 1959to 1960, and pays tribute to him for his contributionto the history of our country’s diplomacy andforeign relations.

Malaysia’s Territorial Disputes – Two Cases at the ICJ

This publication is the second one published byIDFR on the said topic – The Case of Batu Puteh,Middle Rocks and South Ledge, and The Case ofPulau Ligatan and Pulau Sipadan [and the SabahClaim]. The first one was published in the form ofan Occasional Paper and was in English. Thecurrent publication is bilingual.

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The Corporate and Management Services Division, which was introduced in2009, provides the necessary framework, infrastructure and services tosupport and facilitate IDFR as a training institute in the field of diplomacy.The division consists of three sections, which are the Administration,Finance and Human Resource Section; the ICT and Library Section; and thePublic Affairs Section.

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ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE AND HUMANRESOURCE SECTION

In 2009, the Administration, Finance and HumanResource Section was headed by a Deputy Director,who was assisted by an Accountant, an AssistantAccountant and 38 support staff. This section isresponsible for the Institute’s administrative, financeand human resource matters.

Workshop on Pengurusan Manual ProsedurKerja dan Fail Meja

This section had arranged for Institut Tadbiran AwamNegara (INTAN) to conduct a managementworkshop on Pengurusan Manual Prosedur Kerja(MPK) dan Fail Meja (FM) in IDFR on 31 July 2009and 21 August 2009 respectively. This was to allowofficers and staff to review the existing ManualProsedur Kerja and Fail Meja and also as anexposure prior to preparing a new Fail Mejaaccording to INTAN’s format. The preparation of theMPK and FM is important because it will be thesource of reference for every officer and staff inperforming their duties and will also help to facilitatethe taking-over process by new officers and staff.Eighty officers of various grades attended the twoworkshops.

Fire Drill Exercise

To ensure the safety of staff, course participantsand assets in IDFR, the Administration, Financeand Human Resource Section organised a fire drillexercise on 6 October 2009. The main objective ofthis exercise was to ensure that all staff andparticipants attending courses at IDFR couldevacuate the buildings within six minutes of thefire alarm ringing. They were required to gather at apre-determined assembly point.

Financial and Accounting Management

In 2009, the allocation approved for IDFR’s budgetwas RM 10.8 million. The actual expenditureallocation finally amounted to only RM 8.1 million.Meanwhile, the actual operating expenditure forthe year 2009 was RM 7.6 million. This means theexpenditure performance for 2009 was 93.8%.

IDFR continued its efforts to enhance itsaccountability level and the quality of its accountingmanagement. This was done by implementingseveral important steps:

• Monitoring and controlling the operatingexpenses of all Divisions/Sections

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• Convening periodically the meetings of theCommittee on Financial Management andAccounts at Ministry and IDFR level to control,monitor, detect and supervise all matterspertaining to the management of finance andaccounts

• Implementing and widening the use of theElectronic Budgetary Planning and ControlSystem (eSPKB) to expedite payment processand emphasising the monitoring aspect of theallocation and expenditure

• Fully implementing the e-Procurement System(eP) which allows procurement to be doneonline

• Implementing the Bulk Payment System forprocessing utility payments

ICT AND LIBRARY SECTION

ICT

In 2009, the ICT Section was headed by a DeputyDirector and assisted by two InformationTechnology Officers, two Assistant InformationTechnology Officers and two Computer Technicians.This section is responsible for all mattersconcerning the Information Technology andCommunication infrastructure in IDFR. In 2009, theICT Section focused on improving IDFR’s ICTinfrastructure such as upgrading the e-mail system,strengthening the network security level, expandingthe wireless coverage access and replacingobsolete ICT equipments. Besides implementingprojects scheduled for the year, the ICT Section alsoprovided helpdesk facilities and maintenance ofcomputer hardware and software for all IDFR staff.

In order to increase the efficiency of thegovernment’s service delivery system, the ICTSection had proactively taken the steps to replacethe current e-mail system in IDFR. The new e-mailsystem, which uses Microsoft Exchange 2007, isable to enhance the message delivery system andits reliability, and to meet an increase in thenumber of future e-mail users. Furthermore, theuser interface for the new e-mail system is more

attractive and is equipped with additional featuressuch as calendar sharing, the ability to receive e-mail through a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) andthe ability to manage the e-mail interface by theusers themselves. In line with this, several trainingsessions were conducted to introduce and helpIDFR e-mail users to familiarise themselves withthe new system by 2010.

An effective controlling and monitoring system canprevent cyber attacks from unauthorised parties.Thus, the ICT Section had, in 2009, introduced anActive Directory (AD) concept in IDFR. AD is adatabase of IDFR network users and resourcessuch as the profile of registered users, computers,and the sharing of folders and printers through thedatabase. It can be likened to a directory or theyellow pages which store users’ phone number andaddress. AD provides centralised informationmanagement facilities to the Network Administratorto monitor and maintain all the ICT equipmentwithout the need to physically be at the users’workplace. For example, configuration of user’sprofile, user group and computer policy can bedone remotely.

Cyber crime activities are bound to increase withrapid technological growth. Therefore, in order toensure that the network in IDFR is uninterruptedand would not become a victim of cyber crime, theICT Section had taken the initiative to increase thesecurity level of the network. A Fortigate Firewallwas purchased to replace the current firewall. Thenew firewall is well-equipped with security featurescapable of filtering all incoming and outgoingtransactions to and from IDFR network. Data whichare suspected and identified as virus threats, spam,prohibited materials, and others are blocked fromentering into the IDFR network. Access to illegalwebsites by users will also be blocked by thisfirewall. In addition to this, periodic monitoring bythe ICT Section can be carried out to identify anyattempted attacks and to ensure the safety of thenetwork while at the same time, making sure thatthe network is in good running condition at alltimes.

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all times, an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)was purchased to act as a back-up to the electricalpower supply. It also acts as a voltage regulator instabilising the electrical current from the powersource. Besides that, it alerts the ICT Section ifthere is a disruption of power supply to the datacentre.

In line with the Surat Pekeliling Am Bil. 4 Tahun2006: Pengurusan Pengendalian InsidenKeselamatan Teknologi Maklumat dan Komunikasi(ICT) Sektor Awam issued by MAMPU, publicsector agencies which have implemented ICTinfrastructure within their agencies are required toset-up a Computer Emergency Response Team(CERT). The ICT Section is a member of CERT setup under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as agreedin the Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Pemandu ICT KLNBil. 2/2009. These appointed members shall act asfirst level support to Government ComputerEmergency Response Team (GCERT) and isresponsible for informing any ICT security incidentsto the GCERT management and to take furtheractions in overcoming any problems.

To ensure that IDFR is on par with otherinternational training institutes, IDFR always striveto provide better services and the bestinfrastructure in terms of facilities to its clienteles.In line with this, the wireless infrastructurecoverage was expanded to the C block, theauditorium and also the cafeteria. The aim of thisfacility is to enable easy access to the internet forcourse participants and visitors to IDFR.

A conducive working environment is vital towardsincreasing staff productivity. Thus, in line with thenew posts in IDFR, the ICT Section strives toprovide ICT equipment for IDFR workspaces,lecture rooms and computer laboratory. Procure-ment of 31 units of personal computers, four unitsof notebooks, eight units of printers, five units ofprojectors and two units of motorised screenswere made to replace obsolete equipment andupgrade the ICT infrastructure. The projectors andmotorised screens were installed in the Executiveand the Duta meeting rooms.

Library

In line with IDFR’s mission, the Library Section wasset up to provide research facilities and referencematerial for officers and course participants. Thissection is headed by a Deputy Director, who isassisted by an Assistant Director and sevensupport staff.

The Library Section aims to build a complete andup-to-date collection of a wide range of printed andmultimedia materials on foreign relations as well asdiplomacy, international relations, strategic studiesand other related disciplines. Library materials canbe accessed through the library’s webOPAC athttp://www.idfr.gov.my/lib/opac1.php

The Library Section continues to enhance itsinformation services by building on its collectionsand ensuring the provision of efficient and effectivereference service to fulfil the information needs ofIDFR by encouraging reading and research amongofficers and course participants.

In 2009, a total of 567 titles were acquired while66 printed serials were subscribed. Materialacquisition were done through selections frompublishers’ catalogues, a visit to the 2009 KualaLumpur International Book Fair, and proposed titlesfrom lecturers and IDFR officers. The LibrarySection has an accumulated collection of 72,680volumes consisting books, journals, magazines,seminar papers, IDFR publications, project papers,thesis, and multimedia materials.

In line with the current ICT trend, the informationsystem in IDFR is constantly updated andenhanced whereby the Library Section hassubscribed to nine local and internationaldatabases for the benefit of users.

The Library Section also provides various types ofservices including Circulation Services, ReferenceEnquiry Services, Interlibrary Loan, Indexing,Classification and Cataloguing of Library Materials,Online Database Services, Internet andPhotocopying Services.

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For the year 2009, the Library Section had 367registered users. The total open access borrowingswere 6,280. There was also an increase inreference enquiries services which were madethrough various channels such as e-mails,telephone calls, letters and walk-in. The totalreference enquiry for 2009 was 2,367 enquiries.

The Library Section also succesfully organised aWorkshop on Information Seeking Skills on 20 May2009. The objective of the workshop was to helplibrary users, especially course participants, tosearch and get information correctly and effectivelyaccording to subject.

It also conducted a Knowledge Sharing session onProcedure in Handling Official Ceremony for IDFRstaff on 10 November 2009 in order to increasetheir understanding, knowledge and skills relatedto procedures, guidelines and ethics in handlingofficial ceremonies.

The Library Section aspires to further enhance itsinformation resources in fields related to diplomacyand strategic studies, package and sharinginformation in various forms in order to fullysupport the implementation of IDFR’s training andresearch programmes.

The Library Section is open from 7.30 a.m. to 5.00p.m. daily except Saturdays, Sundays and publicholidays. However, the hours of operation will beextended upon request.

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DIPLOMATIC TRAINING COURSE FOR

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As the training arm of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia, IDFR isresponsible for training diplomats and diplomatic officers of the Ministry.Every year, it organises courses which cater specifically to the Ministry’sneeds and requirements.

DIPLOMATIC TRAINING COURSE FOR PTD OFFICERS

The Diplomatic Training Course for PTD Officers isone of the courses organised on a yearly basis andis at the core of IDFR training. The courseparticipants consist of newly-appointedAdministrative and Diplomatic officers of theMinistry of Foreign Affairs.

The focus of this four-month course is to enhanceand broaden participants’ intellectual horizon withthe multi-disciplinary skills needed to prepare themfor the role and responsibilities of foreign-serviceofficers. The course comprises a wide-range ofsubjects and disciplines. Among them are CrisisManagement; Diplomatic Writing; DefendingMalaysia’s National Interests; InternationalNegotiation Skills; Media Skills; Cross-CulturalCommunication; Fine Dining Etiquette; and aForeign Language — either Arabic, French,Mandarin or Spanish.

As part of efforts to boost their self-confidence inpublic speaking, presentation skills andnegotiation, participants are required to take part ina simulation of a United Nations Security Councilmeeting. Participants are also put into the ‘hot

seat’ during the Defending Malaysia’s NationalInterest Module where they have to take on therole of Malaysia’s representatives abroad and arerequired to present and defend a particular nationalpolicy in a mock press conference setting.

The course also provides participants with theopportunity to meet and learn from a number ofeminent guest speakers, who in the past haveincluded Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah Mohd. Ali, Tan SriRazali Ismail, Admiral Tan Sri Mohd. Anwar Mohd.Nor, Dr. Chandra Muzaffar and Ambassador KishanRana of the DiploFoundation, among others.

As part of the course requirement, participants alsohave to undergo a one-week attachmentprogramme at a Malaysian Mission abroad. Thisenables them to gain exposure and hands-onexperience of the actual nature of work at Mission.

IDFR plans to turn this course into a fullyaccredited Diploma Programme and is currentlyworking with the Public Service Department infulfilling the necessary requirements.

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MASTER OF SOCIALSCIENCE IN STRATEGY

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The Master of Social Science in Strategy and Diplomacy is a jointprogramme between IDFR and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM),which awards the degree. It is now in its 11th year of implementation and isan intensive full-time 13-month programme aimed at providing a broadunderstanding of the core issues relating to the theory and practice ofstrategy and diplomacy. More than 160 students have graduated from thisprogramme since its inception. The current class for the 2009/2010 intakeconsists of 16 students including nine foreign students from Afghanistan,Canada, Fiji, Guinea, Maldives, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Thailand andthe United States of America.

MASTER OF SOCIAL SCIENCE IN STRATEGY AND DIPLOMACY

This master’s programme prepares and equipsstudents from diverse academic backgrounds withthe ability to explore the nexus between strategyand diplomacy within the context of the changingglobal environment. The course focuses on theunderstanding of strategic and security issues;diplomacy; foreign policy; global peace and war;international political economics; international law;defence policy and regional studies, which willenable students to analyse issues in the currentworld scenario; to have a better understanding ofinternational law and international organisations;and to have a forum for a healthy exchange of ideasand views on contemporary issues in strategy anddiplomacy. Learning is done through lectures,discussions, presentations, group work, seminars,assignments, examinations and a written thesis.

All applicants for this programme must have atleast a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent andproficiency in the English Language. Servingofficers in the Malaysian public sector must submittheir applications through their respectivedepartments and have approval for a study leave ora Government scholarship.

Application forms for the programme may bedownloaded from www.idfr.gov.my, and shouldreach IDFR by 15 January each year.

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OFFICIAL LAUNCH OFIDFR CAMPUS

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Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, the former PrimeMinister, was the guest of honour. He wasreceived by Dato’ Seri Utama Dr. Rais Yatim andDato’ Seri Syed Hamid Albar; both were ForeignMinisters. He was also greeted by IDFR staffdressed in traditional costumes of countries aroundthe world. Tun Abdullah was immediately usheredinto the Gallery to sign IDFR’s Guest Book.

Tun Abdullah was then escorted to the IDFRAuditorium, the venue for the launch. In hisspeech, Tun Abdullah said that “this site, whichwas once the cradle of our diplomacy in the earlydays of the nation’s history, has now become thenursery and training ground for our current andfuture generations who choose a career indiplomacy”. To further stress on the important roleof IDFR, Tun Abdullah said that “to prepareMalaysian diplomats for the important role theyhave to play in the life of the nation, IDFR shouldbe equally ready and competent to do its crucialpart”. With three beats of the gong by TunAbdullah, the IDFR campus was officially launched.The launch saw the gathering of practitioners andthe who’s who in the field of diplomacy andinternational relations.

To add to the gaiety of the occasion, IDFRorganised a publication exhibition. Participatingagencies included Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka;Institute of Occidental Studies, UKM; Asia-EuropeInstitute, UM; Centre for ASEAN Studies, UiTM;Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM;Centre for Policy Research and InternationalStudies (CENPRIS), USM; Department ofInformation and Public Diplomacy, Ministry ofForeign Affairs; INTAN; and UUM, who showcasedtheir more recent publications. The Ministry alsoorganised a ‘Meet the Client Day’ and held a photoexhibition.

Immediately after the launch, Tun Abdullah wastaken on a tour of IDFR and around the exhibitionarea before he was escorted to the MultipurposeHall for lunch with all the other guests.

The plaque that Tun Abdullah signed during thelaunch is now proudly displayed at the IDFR mainlobby.

8 January 2009 was an important date in the history of IDFR. That was theday the IDFR Campus on Jalan Wisma Putra was officially launched. It isnow located on the grounds of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before itmoved to Putrajaya in 2001. Historically, IDFR is located on the site of theresidence of the late Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, former PrimeMinister and Minister of External Affairs, when he was the Chief Minister ofthe Federation of Malaya.

OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF IDFR CAMPUS

Pertanyaan

Sebarang pertanyaan boleh diajukan kepada:

Institut Diplomasi dan Hubungan Luar Negeri (IDFR)

Kementerian Luar NegeriJalan Wisma Putra

50460 Kuala LumpurMalaysia

Tel : +603-2149 1000Fax : +603-2144 5640

info@idfr.gov.mywww.idfr.gov.my

Enquiries

All enquiries should be directed to:

Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR)

Ministry of Foreign AffairsJalan Wisma Putra

50460 Kuala LumpurMalaysia

Tel : +603-2149 1000Fax : +603-2144 5640

info@idfr.gov.mywww.idfr.gov.my

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