The United States-Indonesia Society (USINDO) Is the Premier Bi-National
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The United States-Indonesia Society (USINDO) is the premier bi-national non-governmental organization exclusively deepening United States-Indonesia relations and mutual understanding. Since its establishment in 1994, USINDO has been enhancing Americans’ understanding of Indonesia, Indonesians’ knowledge of America, deepening people to people relations of the two countries, and building the civil society foundations of the present U.S – Indonesia Strategic Partnership. USINDO implements its mission through open forums and discussions in each country and through educational and legislative exchange programs and partnerships. USINDO Programs and Activities: speakers have included the Indonesian President, Indonesian Vice President, and key ministers. Open Forums. On-the-record discussion programs in Jakarta and Washington DC on the full range of issues Legislative Partnership Program. USINDO, in cooperation of interest in U.S-Indonesian relations, including The U.S- with The U.S House of Foreign Affairs Committee and the Indonesia Strategic Partnership, the new U.S. Indonesian Parliament, sends Indonesian parliamentary administration, Indonesia and U.S. elections, U.S and staff to Washington to learn about legislative process and Indonesian foreign policy, economy, trade and business, etc. multi-stakeholders engagement. Indonesia-U.S. Council on Religion and Pluralism. Edward E. Masters Fellowship. For over nine years, the Responding to a world increasingly at risk owing to program funds the graduate education and manages the misunderstanding and intolerance of other religions, lack of placement of select officials from the Indonesian appreciation of diversity, and religious extremism, in August government at leading U.S. universities. 2016 USINDO gathered committed non-government Indonesian and American religious, academic, and non- USINDO Summer Studies. Since 1996, USINDO’s annual ten- government leaders to create the Indonesia-U.S. Council on week program of intensive language and cultural immersion Religion and Pluralism, an independent non-governmental in Indonesia has benefited close to 300 U.S. undergraduate, body to undertake joint programs to share and promote the graduate, and post-graduate students. values of pluralism, diversity, and tolerance. The Council Sumitro Fellows Program. Established to honor Professor has been endorsed by Presidents Jokowi and Obama. Sumitro Djojohadikusumo’s legacy as the architect of modern Indonesian economics, grants are given to U.S. and U.S. – Indonesia Joint Council on Higher Education Indonesian scholars for field research on U.S. – Indonesia Partnership. USINDO founded the Joint Council in 2010 to relations and political-economic themes. complement official bilateral educational programs. For the past seven years, the Joint Council has facilitated nine American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) partnerships between American and Indonesian Exchange Programs. Since 2008, USINDO has been an in- universities, sent over 829 Indonesians to U.S. universities, country program partner to ACYPL through ACYPL and over 209 Americans to Indonesian universities. exchange programs and Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Professional Fellows Program. These Executive Breakfast Discussion Series. Featuring programs aim to cultivate closer ties, build networks, and distinguished experts and policy makers, with the aim of generate valuable knowledge for young American and providing timely and accurate information in the areas Indonesian political and community leaders. facing both nations, as well as to allow the public to directly interact with the speakers. Meetings, Briefings, and Workshops. USINDO conducts meetings, briefings, and workshops for Americans and Galas. USINDO’s Annual DC Gala Dinner features a Indonesians who are interested in deepening understanding distinguished speaker on U.S-Indonesia issues. Past in both countries related topics. The United States-Indonesia Society (USINDO) 1625 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 550, Washington, D.C. 20036 P: +1.202.232.1400 | E: [email protected] President: David N. Merrill USINDO Jakarta Office Menara Thamrin, 14th Floor, Suite 1407, Jl. MH Thamrin Kav 3, Jakarta, 10250 P: +62.21.3983.0061 | E: [email protected] Country Representative: Hazelia Margaretha The United States-Indonesia Society Trustees and Advisors Robert O. Blake Jr. Theo L. Sambuaga U.S. Co-Chair Indonesian Co-Chair Former U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia President Lippo Group & President Commissioner PT Lippo Karawaci Tbk Former U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives Former Chair of DPR Parliament Committee Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for on Foreign Affairs and Defense South and Central Asia Former Minister of Labor Former Minister of Housing and Settlements Edward E. Masters Arifin Siregar J. Stapleton Roy U.S. Co-Chair Emeritus Indonesian Co-Chair Emeritus U.S. Co-Chair Emeritus Former U.S. Ambassador to Former Indonesian Ambassador Former U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia to the United States Indonesia; China; and Singapore Founding President of USINDO Former Minister of Trade Founding Director Emeritus of the Kissinger Institute on China Former Governor of Bank and the United States at the Indonesia Wilson Center USINDO Bi-national Board of Trustees Adrianto Machribie Helen I. Jessup Former President Commissioner, PT Media Televisi Secretary, USINDO Indonesia Art Historian (Metro TV) Kartini Muljadi Albert Simanjuntak Senior Partner, Kartini Muljadi & Rekan President Director, PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia Katherine Casey DelHotal Ann-Marie Padgett Asia-Pacific Regional Advisor, International Government Asia Advocacy Manager, Caterpillar Inc., Government Affairs Relations, ExxonMobil Corporation Law & Public Policy, Global Government & Corporate Affairs Division Noke Kiroyan Managing Partner & President Director, Bijan Agarwal Kiroyan Partners President & General Manager, ConocoPhillips Indonesia Pia Alisjahbana Julia Gouw Member, Board of Commissioners, Femina Group Former Director, East-West Bank Robert E. Driscoll President, Sindicatum Group David Hutagalung Shanti L. Poesposoetjipto Director of Government Affairs & Policy, Chairman, PT Samudera Indonesia, Tbk. GE Indonesia, President Director, PT GE Operations Indonesia T. Mulya Lubis Founder & Senior Partner, David N. Merrill Lubis, Santosa & Maramis USINDO President Former Ambassador to Bangladesh W. Russell King Senior Vice President, International Relations & Federal Affairs, Diono Nurjadin Freeport-McMoRan Inc. CEO & President, Cardig International Edward Wanandi Treasurer, USINDO Chairman, International Merchants LLC. Edwin Soeryadjaya Founding Partner, PT Saratoga Investama Sedaya Eugene K. Galbraith Deputy CEO, PT Bank Central Asia USINDO Advisors George P. Shultz Honorary Chair, Board of Advisors Distinguished Fellow Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace Stanford University INDONESIAN U.S. and OTHER Anak Agung Gde Agung Adam Schwarz Managing Director, PT SC Johnson & Son Indonesia CEO Asia Advisory Group Bara Hasibuan Chairman, People’s Alliance for Change Alexander C. Feldman President, US-ASEAN Business Council Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti Former Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Amy Searight United States Senior Advisor and Director, Southeast Asia President Commissioner, Bank BTPN Program, Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Dino Patti Djalal Barbara Sillars Harvey Former Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Former Deputy Chief of Mission, Jakarta United States Founder Foreign Policy community of Indonesia David Thornton Former USINDO Trustee Elvi Nasution Chief Representative for Indonesia, Dennis Heffernan National Australia Bank Co-founder and Consultant, Van Zorge, Heffernan & Associates Eva Riyanti Hutapea Commissioner, PT Daya Makura Donald Weatherbee Professor Emeritus, University of South Carolina Garin Nugroho Director, Yayasan Sains Estetika & Teknologi Douglas E. Ramage Indonesian Film Director Chief Representative, Indonesia BowerGroupAsia Geni Achnas Country Director, Uplift International Ernest Z. Bower President and CEO, BowerGroupAsia Hashim Djojohadikusumo Former President of the US-ASEAN Business Chairman, Tirtamas Group Council Irawati Batangtaris F. Chapman Taylor President, P.T. Irini Ira Inanta and Senior Vice President & Research Director, Capital Duta Dinda Travel International Research, Inc. John Riady J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. Editor-at-Large, Jakarta Globe President, Johnston & Associates, LLC Executive Dean of Business School, Faculty of Law, Former U.S. Senator Faculty of Social and Political Sciences Executive Director, Lippo Group James Castle Principal, The Castle Group Juwono Sudarsono University of Indonesia James R. Moffett Former Minister of Education and Minister of Defense Chairman, Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. Marzuki Darusman Co-Chair of the Executive Board, Partnership for John Phipps Governance Reform Senior Director, International Government Affairs and Former Attorney General of Indonesia Public Policy, S&P Global Inc Mochtar Kusumaatmadja Karl D. Jackson Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Director of Asian Studies Program, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University Natalia Soebagjo Larry R. Taylor Chair of Executive Board, Transparency International Founder and President Indonesia Aziotics International Consulting Firm Director, Hills Center for Democracy & Governance, University of Indonesia