Renita J. Moniaga is currently working as a Diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia.Renita graduated in 2009 from The New School with a concentration in Development. Her classes, ranging from Poverty Case Studies to the Human Rights Based Approach to Development (HRBA) have been influential in her career path.
At her current job, her tasks involves writing position papers, coordinating projects with other Ministries, and assessing bilateral and multilateral cooperation involving issues from the MDGs to human rights and security dialogues. In February 2013, Renita was awarded the Australian Awards Scholarship (AAS). She will pursue a PhD in Political Science in Australia. Her doctoral research project is on the relationship between development and democracy in Indonesia.
