Kania Sutisnawinata

Sutisnawinata previously hosted several programs, focusing on business news. After joining Metro TV in 2000, she anchored “Bisnis Hari Ini” and “Market Review.” Her television career began as an anchor for SCTV in Jakarta.

An international background as the daughter of Indonesian government diplomat prepared her for her current duties. Born in Jakarta, she lived and attended schools in Czechoslovakia, Geneva, Los Angeles and Mexico City. She attended the United States International University in Mexico, and graduated from the University of Indonesia as a marketing majoring.

Sutisnawinata speaks Bahasa Indonesia, English and Spanish, and has won honors for her proficiency in French.

As America Abroad Media’s Inaugural Foreign Journalism Fellow, Kania spent 10 days in Washington, DC in late October reporting on US foreign policy towards Indonesia, Mulsim life in America, and the perceptions and mis-perceptions of both Indonesians and Americans. Kania met with members of Congress, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill, leading policy makers and Muslim scholars to discuss these issues.