Ramahedi Sumahedjo Bambang (Senior Indonesian Deputy)

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Ramahedi Sumahedjo Bambang functions as the senior deputy of the Indonesian delegation whose scheduled attendance at a White House state dinner reshapes the administration’s logistical and moral calculations. Though he never appears onstage, his anticipated presence generates urgent translation needs and elevates a human‑rights concern when staff learn of summary executions for suspected sorcery in parts of Indonesia. He operates as a diplomatic referent whose status, language difference, and cultural context catalyze crisis triage and influence how aides manage protocol, optics, and potential political fallout.

4 appearances

Diplomatic Relations

Also known as: Senior Indonesian deputy, Ramahedi Bambang, Bambang

Ramahedi Sumahedjo …'s Journey

A timeline through the narrative

4 moments

S1E7 · The State Dinner

Donna's Warning: Indonesia's Brutal Practice Ups the Stakes

Not present to display emotion; narratively positioned as a potential focal point for external anxieties (vulnerability and political risk projected onto him).

Ramahedi Sumahedjo Bambang is named as the attending senior Indonesian deputy; he does not appear onstage but is the subject whose presence and presumed cultural background are suddenly scrutinized. His …

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S1E7 · The State Dinner

Triage and Turf: Storms, State Dinner, and a Power Struggle

Absent onstage; as a referent, his presence creates uncertainty and negotiates between protocol and moral scrutiny.

Offstage but central: his impending arrival drives logistical questions (language, private time with Toby and Josh) and creates the moral pivot when reported abuses in parts of his country are …

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S1E7 · The State Dinner

Translation Farce and Diplomatic Rebuke

Righteously offended and steadily controlled; his anger is principled rather than performative.

Bambang refuses the language charade by insisting on English, then rebukes the U.S. for humiliating his President; he rejects Toby's personal favor request and exits, converting embarrassment into formal refusal …

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S1E7 · The State Dinner

Kitchen Confrontation — Bambang Rejects Toby's Plea

Righteously indignant and personally affronted; controlled anger that converts offense into diplomatic principle.

Ramahendi Sumahedjo Bambang stands as a dignified, unyielding interlocutor: he hears Toby's plea, refuses the request aloud, frames the presidential toast as an insult, delivers a moral retort about American …

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