make Regulation of the Minister of Home Affairs No. 13/2011 where the regulation explains that Government Public Relations, including the Ministry of Home Affairs Public Relations, acts as a place of communication for the Government to its people as well as carrying out the role of the Government to provide transparent information in accordance with public demands. The issuance of Permendagri 13/2011 requires the Ministry of Home Affairs to reform and improve human resources who occupy positions in Public Relations institutions in their environment, including instilling an understanding of the role of Government Public Relations in Public Relations personnel at the Ministry of Home Affairs. The purpose of this study was to determine the understanding of public relations officers from the Ministry of Home Affairs about the role of Government Public Relations. This research uses a case study method which is classified as a single object (single case study) with the determination of key informants that is purposive. The results and discussion of this research show that the understanding of public relations officers from the Ministry of Home Affairs regarding the role of Government Public Relations is as follows: 1) Creating goodwill; 2) Maintain good relationship with Stakeholders; 3) Building public understanding of Government policies; and 4) Building public trust in a government. The conclusions and suggestions of this research are that the Public Relations of the Ministry of Home Affairs has realized the importance of the role of Public Relations in a government institution and needs to be revitalized to optimize its role. The Ministry of Home Affairs Government Public Relations should do a revitalization in the form of placing human resources with a public relations background in the government public relations structure, making innovations in optimizing the role of public relations.
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