UN, Dutch, American, and Indonesian representatives meeting to attempt to facilitate solutions for Indonesian-Dutch status issues, USS Renville, Java Sea, January 1948
U.S.-Indonesia Relations at 70: History, Policy, and the Future
Marking the 70th anniversary of U.S.-Indonesian diplomatic relations, Hudson Institute, the U.S.-Indonesia Society (USINDO), and the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia will host a symposium to explore the history of the bilateral relationship, discuss future opportunities and challenges facing the world’s second and third largest democracies, and ways to enhance the relationship in the future.
Experts, diplomats, and historians from both countries will discuss the important and sometimes tumultuous early history of the bilateral relationship, which frames the relationship between the two countries today. Following an update from policymakers on the current state of the growing U.S.-Indonesian strategic partnership, an expert panel will consider ways to enhance the partnership and the possible trajectory of the relationship.
NOTE: This event is open to the press. All members of the media should RSVP to [email protected]
Speakers
Lori Abele
Director, Southeast Asia, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, U.S. Department of Defense
Ambassador Robert O. Blake, Jr.
Senior Director, McLarty Associates; Co-Chair, Board of Trustees of the U.S.-Indonesia Socity (USINDO); former U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia and Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs
Mark D. Clark
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Southeast Asia, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. State Department
Dr. Patrick Cronin
Asia-Pacific Security Chair, Hudson Institute
Dr. Karl Jackson
Starr Distinguished Professor of Southeast Asia Studies, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University
His Excellency Mahendra Siregar
Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the U.S. and former Head of the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board, Vice Minister of Finance, Vice Minister of Trade, and Chairman and CEO of Eximbank Indonesia.
Professor Robert J. McMahon
Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus, Ohio State University, and author of Colonialism and Cold War: The United States and the Struggle for Indonesian Independence, 1945-49
Ambassador David Merrill
President, U.S.-Indonesia Society (USINDO)
Professor Ann Marie Murphy Commentator
Professor and Director, Center for Emerging Powers and Transnational Trends, School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University
Ambassador J. Stapleton Roy Commentator
Former U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, China, and Singapore and Distinguished Scholar, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States, Wilson Center
The Honorable Randall G. Schriver
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense
Jennifer Schuch-Page
Vice President, The Asia Group
Professor Baskara T. Wardaya
History Professor, Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia and author of several books on Indonesia's post-colonial history, including Cold War Shadow: US Policies toward Indonesia, 1953-1963
Partnership History: David Merrill, Robert J. McMahon, Baskara T. Wardaya, and Ann Marie Murphy
Working Lunch & Policy Panel: Patrick Cronin, Randall G. Schriver, and Mark D. Clark
The Future of the Partnership: Patrick M. Cronin, J. Stapleton Roy, Mahendra Siregar, Lori Abele, Robert O. Blake, Jr., Jennifer Schuch-Page, and David Merrill
