>Sangat baik dan membanggakan. Forward-an dari millis tetangga. > >Oka Widana >5237788, 5237999 ext. 1827 > >----- Forwarded by IGN Oka Widana/JKT/BankPermata/ID on 27/05/2005 17:40 >----- > >"Yap Hong >Gie" > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED] To:[hankam] FW: Statement by President >Yudhoyono .net.id> > > >Gie, > >Im with SBY in Washington, below is one of his speech which got very >long standing ovation even he criticize Americans, earlier on his speech >in white house many people cry including President Bush when he talk >about tsunami. > >Regards, > > > >ADDRESS BY >H.E. DR. SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO >PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA >AT A DINNER TENDERED BY >USINDO >WASHINGTON DC, 25 MAY 2005 > >Bismillaahi rahmannirrahiim > >Thank you, Senator Kitt Bond, for your kind introduction, and thank you for >your friendship for Indonesia. >If you could kindly print me a copy, of that very generous introduction. > >My first order of business is, to invite all of you, to give a big hand to >honor Ambassador Al Laporta and Ambassador Ed Masters of USINDO, for >the great work they have done all these years, to get Indonesia and America >closer. > >The best badge of honor you can proudly wear is our great admiration and >utmost respect for your tremendous contribution, to the peoples of >Indonesia >and America. > >I also commend the US-ASEAN Business Council Matt Daley, Walter Lohman, >Bob Heinz and colleagues for their dedication and tireless work, to promote >business ties between America and ASEAN. > >I am pleased to see all of you here tonight. >Just in case some of you thought you came to the wrong reception, let me >confirm that my name is Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. >I feel it necessary to say my name because a few months ago, I was >introduced by someone as President Yoko Ono. > >I come from a small village called Pacitan, in East Java. After graduating >from high school, I joined the military, got married, earned a graduate >Degree in the United States, led a peace keeping unit in Bosnia, got my >four >star, became a Minister, left the Government, joined the elections, and >became Indonesia's sixth President last year. > >(That is the short version, of course; the long version is actually much >more complicated than that) > >You know, this is my second keynote address for USINDO. >I will never forget my first USINDO keynote address in 2003. >Of all the 365 days that were available in the year for me to speak, USINDO >managed to pick the one evening, where the mighty hurricane Isabelle shut >down Washington DC. >And I don't know how they did it, but USINDO managed to get a full hall of >people who braved hurricane Isabelle. There was a moment when I suspected, >that they dressed up hotel staff in tuxedos to attend my keynote address. > >I think USINDO is trying to make it up for me tonight, by selecting a >warm, lovely summer evening for me, to speak before an even larger >audience. And let me tell you, Al, that it is working! > >I must admit, however, that tonight I see a force that is much stronger, >much more powerful than hurricane Isabel. That force is the radiant spirit >of friendship and goodwill, that warms our evening tonight . > >It is with that spirit, that I come to this great country of yours. > >And it is that spirit, that force, that drives the relations between >America and Indonesia. > >Today, I met with President Bush to discuss how to strengthen our bilateral >relations. We agreed that our relations are stable and strong. >I think we emerged from that meeting with an understanding, that this >relationship is too important to be taken for granted, and too promising to >be taken lightly. > >Ladies and Gentlemen, > >I am sure you have noticed, that something has happened to the relations >between Indonesia and America recently. > >There has been an incredibly deep emotional connection between America >and Indonesia since the tsunami. Mainstream America became visually and >emotionally, exposed to Indonesia's tremendous agony. >President Clinton told me, that ONE THIRD of the American households >contributed to the tsunami victims, a display of solidarity, that is >perhaps >unheard of in US history. > >And on the ground in Aceh, the US military and the Indonesian military >worked together, day and night, to find the dead and bury them, while >saving the survivors. I was amazed to learn that the crews of USS >Abraham Lincoln flew 2,800 missions in Aceh and Nias, to deliver food, >medicine, water to tsunami survivors. >I was also moved to hear, the devotion of the doctors and nurses on board >USNS Mercy, who performed over 19,000 medical procedures for tsunami >victims in Aceh and Nias. > >Which is why, when the USS Lincoln and USNS Mercy ended their humanitarian >mission in Aceh and Nias, they left behind thankful patients, tearful >friends, and a grateful nation. >You should all be proud of America has done to help the tsunami victims. > >The tsunami ordeal sparked global solidarity, but it also gave the world >an insight into true face of Indonesia. > >Look, I know that Indonesia has suffered from an image problem in the >last few years. The financial crises, capital flight, political >instability, >ethnic conflict, the East Timor mayhem in 999, separatist rebellions, >the Bali bomb, the Marriot bomb, forest fires. >All these events shaped international perception towards Indonesia. > >But they no longer paint an accurate picture of what the PRESENT >Indonesia is all about. > >I have come tonight to present you with a sketch of Indonesia's PROFILES, >as I see them from my office. >These profiles, I think, reflect the real portrait of today's Indonesia. > >The first of these is what I call the profile of courage. > >These days, you see it all around the country, as we embrace and sweat >for change. > >But I saw it most clearly during the despair of the tsunami, when the whole >of Indonesia wept, and came together. > >The rich, the poor, children, students, housewives, artists--everyone >got into the act of caring and contributing. No other event, has brought >the whole country together like this. > >And in Aceh, courage was the common currency. I saw the ultimate sacrifice >in our soldiers who drowned while trying to save the people. > >And I saw courage in the eyes of the soldiers I met at Meulaboh, who >remained in their post to rescue the people , even as they found out that >their family had perished. I saw the undying spirit in a young girl I met >in Nias, who lost her entire family but told me the only thing she wanted >to >do was, to go back to school so she can be children again. >I saw compassion in the thousands of volunteers who went to Aceh and Nias >to bury the dead, risking infectious diseases. > >And I saw an incredible will to survive in an Acehnese kid named Martunis, >only 7 years old, who survived the tsunami after being adrift for 21 days >in >the open sea. He taught himself to eat instant noodles, and survived on >just a few bottles of mineral water, that floated by him in the water. >He was found on January 15th. Because Martunis was wearing a replica of >famous soccer player Rui Costa, the Portuguese national players are now >looking after his rehabilitation. > >In short, the tsunami has produced thousands of nameless heroes. >It reaffirms the dictum, that Indonesia is always at its best in the moment >of our greatest despair. > >This profile of courage, compassion and solidarity is what I want you to >remember, about the true face of Indonesia. > >Then there is the profile of a democratic Indonesia. > >Last year, we held one of the most ambitious, and most complex elections >anywhere in the world. Over a period of 9 months, 3 rounds of elections >were held: one Parliamentary round, and two Presidential rounds. >What I find to be remarkable is that, it seemed like Indonesians cannot get >enough of elections: in each of the three elections, voters turned out >exceeded 110 million, making it a total of over 350 million voters for the >whole year. >Forgive me for saying this, but that is a larger voting turn-out than in >the >US. > >We held the free and fair elections in our terms, in our own way, in our >own >resources. No one can dispute that, the Indonesian people have full >ownership of our democracy. > >I think the 2004 elections changed Indonesia for good. > >It showed that Indonesians were not afraid of change. > >It brought about new style and new standard of campaigning, which by >consequence modernized Indonesian politics. It showed that Indonesia can >pass through the second free and fair multi-party elections and secured a >peaceful transfer of Government, which is a benchmark for democratic >maturity. > >It changed political landscape, for the first time installing a President >with a strong popular mandate, chosen not by political party but directly >by >the voters. > >And most importantly, it produced widespread hope among Indonesians. > >And those of you with business plans in Indonesia will be pleased to know, >that the overall result of the 2004 elections is a political order with >greater stability, durability and predictability. > > >THAT is the face of democratic Indonesia. > >And that is why, the relations between Indonesia and America today is >different than before. Ours is now a unique relationship between two >democracies, between the world's two largest democracies, between the >world's oldest democracy and a younger democracy. > >Ladies and Gentlemen, > >I wish to tell you another face of Indonesia. > >I call it the profile of CHANGE. My good friend Adam Schwarz, who came >into my office a few weeks ago, called it a "new energy" in Indonesia. > >Whatever you call it, many would tell you that Indonesia FEELS differently >now. > >A heat of change is upon us. > >There are so many anecdotes that tell this story of change. > >You see in the corruption investigations of one of Indonesia's largest >state-owned Bank, Bank Mandiri, or in the investigation of the Electoral >Commission's shady procurement practice. >You see it in declining smuggling activities at our ports. >You see in the fact that, for the first time, over 400 hundred people from >many different elements have been detained for illegal logging. >You see in it the fact that 37 officials-including Governors, mayors, >regents and members of Parliament are under investigation or being tried >for >corruption. >You see it in the way we investigate the suspicious death of human rights >activist, Munir. > >My favourite story is of a provincial Government official who immediately >cancelled his order of 9 expensive Mercedes Benz after I was sworn-in as >President-a wise move, I must say. > >Daily and weekly, you read stories in the media that tell you that >Indonesia >is back on its feet that we ARE trying to do the right things. > >We are undergoing a sweeping process of change and creative deconstruction. >Some of them are relatively easy, others are painful. > >And if you go by the numbers, I think we are on the right track. >The rupiah is stable. The economy grew by (6,4 %) in the last quarter, >despite the tsunami. We have one of the lowest budget deficits in Asia. >Our stock market peaked to over 1.000. And for the first time, we are >seeing net capital inflows. If you don't believe me, ask the rating >agencies-S&P, Moody, Fitch who have given Indonesia higher marks recently. > >Finally, there is the profile of internationalism. > >It means that Indonesia is preoccupied with domestic affairs, and the >cliché about Indonesia being inward-looking no longer applies to us. > >Indonesia is now an outward-looking country very much eager to shape >regional and international order, and intent on having our voice heard. > >It is a sign of our new internationalism that for the first in Indonesia's >history, my Presidential inauguration in October last year, was attended by >foreign leaders and special envoys, from Australia, Brunei Darussalam, >China, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Timor Leste, Thailand . > >In the last 6 months, we have actively projected Indonesia's new >internationalism. At the ASEAN Summit, we strongly pushed for the ASEAN >Security Community, and we are now at the forefront of the efforts to >convene the "East Asia Summit". > >After the tsunami, we called for global solidarity to help the tsunami >victims around the Indian Ocean, and in early January, we held a tsunami >summit in Jakarta attended by ASEAN leaders, leaders of tsunami-hit >countries and donor countries, the UN Secretary-General, President of the >World Bank. > >And a few weeks ago, we hosted the Asian-African Summit in Jakarta attended >by 108 countries, where a New Strategic Partnership was declared between >Asian and African countries, to work for peace and prosperity. > >The point is clear: internationalism will be very much part of Indonesia's >dynamism in the next 5 years. > >So these are the faces of Indonesia, which I see and hope you will >remember. It is a profile courage in facing the wrath of tsunami. It is >profile of a vibrant democracy. It is the profile of change. And it is a >profile of internationalism, in the pursuit of our independent and active >foreign policy. > >The total sum is a country in transformation. Not just a changing-but >transforming. > >You know, in 2001, my favorite columnist, Thomas Friedman, called Indonesia >(along with Russia), "a messy state, too big to fail, too messy to work". > >Well, if Thomas Friedman were to revisit Indonesia today, I would show him >that Indonesia now is NOT "messy state", but a "fully-functioning >democracy". > >Ladies and gentlemen, >Dear friends, > >I have come here to America, to strengthen our bilateral relations, but >also because I believe that Indonesia and America have a very good >opportunity to work together, to promote international peace and >prosperity. >Indonesia's independent and active foreign policy requires us to have a >stable, strong, constructive and broad-based engagement with America. > >I should like to share a few thoughts on A question, that many of my >American friends have asked me: what should be America's role in the world? >How should America engage the world? > >Well, let me say this. The United States wields enormous power and >influence in world affairs. It is referred to as the only remaining >superpower in the world, the only country able to project its power >anywhere >around the globe. >The United States has the world's largest economy, has the world's largest >defense budget, has world's largest spending on intelligence, and has the >world's largest diplomatic machinery. It also has nuclear weapons and is a >permanent member of the UN Security Council. >And its sense of nationalism today, particularly since 9-11, is highest >than >it has ever been. > >The usage of America's enormous power, therefore, is a matter of great >interest to the rest of the world . > >The present and future world order will be determined by how America uses >that enormous power at her disposal, and, more importantly, how she SHARES >and allocate her resources to promote peace and prosperity . > >America's enormous power is a source of security to some, and insecurity >for >others. >That is why, I think it is important for the US to project and emphasize >more of its SOFT POWER. The US has no shortage of soft power: in terms of >culture, values, sports, entertainment, business, education, science and >technology, living standard, media, the US has tremendous appeal to the >international community. Remember: the use of soft power charms and >disarms. >Hard power, on the other hand, if it is used incorrectly, provokes >resistance and, sometimes, resentment. > >America's engagement with the world has strongly emphasized democracy, >but perhaps there is a more important theme: GOVERNANCE. >Governance, in my view, is the ideology of the 21st century. > >With governance, democracy thrives; without it, democracy fails. If the >world is to change for the better, it will require MORE than the expansion >of democracies, it requires the greater employment of governance. > >America's engagement with the world should also stress on TOLERANCE-- >not just freedom, but also tolerance. > >I would venture to say that in some cases, tolerance is more important than >freedom. >It is tolerance that sets us free. It is through tolerance that we can >attain genuine peace. It is tolerance that protects freedom, harness >diversity and delivers progress. >It is tolerance that makes openness manageable. In fact, I would even >venture to say, that in the affairs between states and within state, the >real division is those who embrace tolerance and inclusion, and those who >do >not. > >And when it comes to tolerance, no one has a monopoly. >Whether you are big, medium or small, we all can learn from one another. > >We in Indonesia would also like to see the flowering of MULTILATERALISM >on the international scene-so that we may see the grandeur of American >leadership. For a leader does not work alone. A leader works with and >through others. >We would like to see America leading a multilateral global partnership, for >peace and development. > >In particular, the international community expects America to lead in the >efforts, to meet the Millenium Development Goals, which includes the goal >to >half the number of people living in poverty by 2015. >The Millenium Development Goals has a unique uniting value, because it is >not determined individually by a particular power, rather it is set >collectively and democratically, by the community of nations. > >I think, I also speak for the international community in expressing the >hope, that the United States will remain open to students from all over the >world. > >I know, it is the natural instinct of Americans to want to change the >world. >What I would like to tell you is, that the best way for America to change >the world is to share your knowledge with the world. >Remember: this is coming from a President, who graduated from Webster >University in Kansas. > >The United States is still the number one choice for Indonesian students, >who want to study abroad. >And I am glad that today President Bush affirmed his desire, to see more >Indonesian students studying in America. > >My final advise to America relates to something that my father taught me >and >a well-known virtue of Asian cultures. It is called: patience. > >Everything about the American culture is super fast-just like >globalization, >just like the ATM machine. But the world is a big supermarket, where >everyone runs on different speed. The world also has different clocks. > >In such a world, patience, combined with perseverance, can be just the key >to unlock the many problems of our world. > >So be brave, America, but also be patient. > >So these are my two-cents worth of advise to America. > >If they are worth anything, it is because they come from the heart, and >they >come from a friend. > >Ladies and gentlemen, > >I have now come to the end of my remarks. Or perhaps more accurately, I >have now completely run out of things to say to you. > >I appreciate seeing all of you here tonight, and I speak on behalf of my >people to thank you all, for your friendship and goodwill for Indonesia. > >Have a good evening, and God bless you all. > >Thank you.
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