President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo in his remarks at the meeting with the Indonesian Diaspora at the Palaces Art Fine Auditorium, San Francisco, the United States, on Tuesday evening (16/2) local time, said that since the ASEAN Economic Community began in 2016, Indonesia has completely entered the era of regional and global competition. “It looks like […]

On the session of counter-terrorism discussion at the 2nd retreat of the US-ASEAN Summit, in Sunnylands, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed his appreciation for the sympathy and attention from the member countries of ASEAN and the US to the terror attack that occurred in Jakarta, on 14 January 2016. “I am also proud of the […]

President Barack Obama welcomed the Secretary General of ASEAN Le Luong Minh and ten leaders of ASEAN countries, on Monday (15/2) at 3.20 p.m. local time, at US-ASEAN Summit Entry Court, Sunnylands Center, California, US. As the Secretary General of ASEAN, Le Luong Minh was the firs tarrived and welcomed by President Obama. Then, the […]

On the second session of US-ASEAN Summit 1st retreat on Monday (15/2) local time, President Joko Widodo attended a meeting hosted by President Barack Obama that was also attended by three Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) on digital economy in the US, among others, CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella; CEO of IBM Ginni Rometty; and CEO […]

On the sidelines of his working visit to the United States (15/2), President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo asserted that his visit this time ‘has nothing to do with the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). “Let me give a clarification about the TPP. During my visit to Washington DC in October last year, I told President Obama that […]

After a meeting with Laos, the President of Indonesia had a bilateral meeting with Vietnam, held on Monday (15/2) afternoon, in Miramonte Resort, Indian Wells. On that opportunity, President Jokowi was delighted to meet the Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Tan Dung. “Thank you, Your Excellency. It is so nice to meet you again,” President […]

On the second day of his working visit to the United States, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Monday (15/2) at Miramonte Resort, Indian Wells had a bilateral talk with President of Laos Choummaly Sayasone. On that occasion, President Jokowi congratulated his Laotian counterpart for the chairmanship of ASEAN for 2016. “Congratulation for the chairmanship of […]

Before having bilateral meetings with Laos and Vietnam, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo took his time to meet the reporters from several media in ASEAN who came to cover the US-ASEAN Summit, on Monday (15/2) local time. To the reporters, President Jokowi said that fundamental changes done by Indonesia last year were including the acceleration of […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and his First Lady arrived at Palm Springs Airport, California, United States of America, on Sunday (14/2) at 17.49 local time to conduct a state visit. The time difference between California (GMT -8) and Jakarta is -15 hours. President Jokowi and First Lady Iriana were welcomed by Minister of Foreign Affairs, […]

At 07.00 AM of the local time, on Sunday 14 February 2016, Indonesia-1 Presidential Aircraft carrying President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo with his entourage arrived at Honolulu International Airport, The United States of America, before continuing the journey to Palm Springs Airport, California, USA. At Honolulu International Airport, the President and […]