Joop Ave

Joop Ave (5 December 1934 – 5 February 2014) was the Indonesian Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications (MENPARPOSTEL) between 1993 and 1998.

He was the Director General of Tourism (1982) and fluent in four foreign languages; namely, English, Dutch, French and German.

Ave studied at the Foreign Service Academy (1957) and was brought up by his mother, who lives in Los Angeles, US.

He began his career as an author and broadcaster on the French program RRI, Jakarta (1957) before being hired by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1957).

Ten years later, he was in charge of the Consulate General of Indonesia in New York City, US (1967), Secretary I (1970) and Consular Affairs (1972).