--- In ppiindia@yahoogroups.com, Nugroho Dewanto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >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. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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