[3] The current ambassador, Muliaman Darmansyah Hadad, was appointed by President Joko Widodo on 20 February 2018.

At that time, the embassy also represented Indonesia at the United Nations Office at Geneva and for the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

However, based on the history stated by the Indonesian Embassy in Madrid, diplomatic relations with Spain only started in 1976.

[3] Initially, the office of the diplomatic mission was located at Hotel Bellevue Palace in Bern.

In 1972, the Indonesian government purchased a building at Elfenauweg 51 and the chancery has been at this location since then.