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 […]

President of the United States Barack Obama asked President Joko Widodo to lead counter terrorism discussion in US-ASEAN Summit held in Sunnyland, California, the United States, on 15-16 February 2016. In the discussion that will take place at the second day of the Summit, President Joko Widodo will explain Indonesia’s approaches to handle extremism and […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Monday (15/2) began his working visit to the United States with the main agenda being attending the US–ASEAN Summit on 15-16 February in Sunnylands, California, the United States. Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said that before the opening of the Summit on Monday (15/2) local time, President Jokowi is […]