Friday, 02 October 2009
Boston, Massachusetts – On the third day of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s visit in Boston, the USA, on Tuesday, he attended a view exchange forum with academics from Harvard University, Boston about the effort to develop nation’s quality.
On this occasion, held in Four Seasons Hotel, Boston, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is accompanied by Minister of Trade, Marie Pangestu, Cabinet Secretary, Sudi Silalahi, Indonesian Ambassador to the USA, Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat, President’s spokeperson, Dino Patti Djalal and Andi Mallarangeng, the Head of Kadin Indonesia, Mohamad S. Hidayat, the Head of Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board, Muhammad Lutfi, and Pertamina’s Director, Gita Wirjawan. The academics from Harvard University are Dean of John F. Kennedy School of Government, Prof. David Ellwood and other academics, among others Prof. Joseph Nye, Prof. Graham Wilson, Prof. John Thomas and Prof. Dani Rodrik.
Before the discussion, Prof. David Ellwood expressed his admiration for Indonesia’s success in making better changes, both in economic and other policies. He also discussed Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s plan to give a lecture on Wednesday at Harvard University. Ellwood expected that the audiences could learn from Indonesia’s success in every aspect.
President Yudhoyono responded that praise modestly and said that actually, Indonesia is still in changing process and conducting reformation in every aspect after the hit of economic, politic and other crisis in 1998. “We have reached much progress but there are still many challenges that we have to face, among others poverty, unemployment, and how to take care and strengthen democracy,” he said.
Source:
http://www.antaranews.com/berita/1254175958/sby-bertukar-pikiran-dengan-akademisi-harvard
As published on www.indonesia.go.id
Before the discussion, Prof. David Ellwood expressed his admiration for Indonesia’s success in making better changes, both in economic and other policies. He also discussed Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s plan to give a lecture on Wednesday at Harvard University. Ellwood expected that the audiences could learn from Indonesia’s success in every aspect.
President Yudhoyono responded that praise modestly and said that actually, Indonesia is still in changing process and conducting reformation in every aspect after the hit of economic, politic and other crisis in 1998. “We have reached much progress but there are still many challenges that we have to face, among others poverty, unemployment, and how to take care and strengthen democracy,” he said.
Source:
http://www.antaranews.com/berita/1254175958/sby-bertukar-pikiran-dengan-akademisi-harvard
As published on www.indonesia.go.id
