President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that to manage a big country like Indonesia with the population of 252 million people spreading over 17,000 islands, digitalization is a necessity. Therefore, President Jokowi instructed his ministries to maintain good relations with all people in Silicon Valley, the hub of creative industry in the United States.

President Joko Widodo had a meeting with founder as well as CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, and the excecutives of the company, on the sidelines of his meeting in Silicon Valley, the United States, on Wednesday (17/2) afternoon. In his remarks, the President appreciated the contribution of Facebook to the development of Indonesia’s economy and […]

The Cabinet Secretary (Seskab), Pramono Anung, received 9 (nine) ambassadors who will be on duty according to their  placement in the Cabinet Secretary’s meeting room, at Building III of  the Ministry of the State Secretariat on Thursday (18/2) afternoon.

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 […]