Who is Cameron R. Hume?

Cameron R. Hume presented his credentials as U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia on August 1, 2007. He is a member of the Foreign Service, rank of Career Minister. His earlier assignments included Italy, Tunisia, Syria, Lebanon, the United Nations, and the Holy See. More recently he has served as Ambassador to Algeria and to South Africa, and as Chargé d'Affaires to Sudan. He has published three books and numerous articles on foreign policy, and he has been a fellow or guest scholar at the Council on Foreign Relations, Harvard University's Center for International Affairs, and the United States Institute for Peace. He is a lawyer and admitted to practice in New York and the District of Columbia. His foreign languages include Arabic, French, and Italian.

Cameron R. Hume menyerahkan surat-surat kepercayaan sebagai Duta Besar Amerika Serikat untuk Indonesia pada 1 Agustus 2007. Hume merupakan pejabat dinas luar negeri A.S. dengan pangkat Career Minister. Hume pernah bertugas di Italia, Tunisia, Suriah, Lebanon, PBB, dan Tahta Suci Vatikan. Baru-baru ini, Hume memegang jabatan sebagai Duta Besar Amerika Serikat untuk Aljazair dan Afrika Selatan, serta sebagai Kuasa Usaha di Sudan. Ia telah menerbitkan tiga buah buku dan sejumlah artikel tentang kebijakan luar negeri. Hume juga pernah menjadi anggota Dewan Hubungan Luar Negeri pada Pusat Hubungan Internasional, Universitas Harvard; dan di United States Institute for Peace. Hume adalah seorang pengacara dan memiliki izin praktik di New York dan District of Columbia. Hume menguasai Bahasa Arab, Prancis, dan Italia. (jakarta.usembassy.gov)