U.S. Government Provides Anti-Trafficking in Persons, Fraud Training to Indonesian Police
 

Jakarta, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice’s International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), and U.S. Embassy Jakarta’s consular section’s Fraud Prevention Unit conducted a series of seminars on how to fight Trafficking-in-Persons and identify document fraud for the Indonesian National Police and Indonesian Attorney General’s Office prosecutors.  (complete text)
 

Senior U.S. Cultural Affairs Official Visits Indonesia to Promote Exchanges

Jakarta, July 7 -- U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Goli Ameri visited Indonesia to meet with Indonesian educators, cultural experts, and alumni from U.S.-Indonesian exchange programs. Ms. Ameri heads the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, which fosters mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries around the world. Her trip included both Jakarta and Yogyakarta. She met with representatives from the State Alumni Teachers Association, and Director General of Higher Education Fasli Jalal from the Ministry of National Education. (complete text)

 

U.S. Ambassador, Prambors Honor Indonesian “Greetings From America” Student Radio Hosts

Jakarta, July 11 -- U.S. Ambassador Cameron R. Hume presented certificates to recognize the contribution that the student hosts of the “Greetings from America” youth radio program made to further U.S. - Indonesian relations. The U.S. Embassy co-hosted an event honoring Prambors, at d’Place Restaurant in Sarinah. The five students returned to Indonesia after a year studying in the United States as high-school exchange students and living with American families. In addition to their studies, the students reported for the nationally-broadcast radio program, “Greetings from America.” (complete text)

U.S. Embassy Celebrates Independence Day

Jakarta, July 4 -- U.S. Ambassador Cameron R. Hume (center) was joined onstage by Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Widodo AS (left) and Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda (right) during the Indonesian Children’s Choir performance of both the Indonesian and American national anthems at the U.S. Embassy’s Fourth of July Celebration at the Shangri-La Hotel in Jakarta. U.S. Independence Day marks the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776.