Public Affairs Section
Country Public Affairs Officer: Don Q. Washington
The Public Affairs Section has its main offices on the Embassy compound in a building next to the Chancery. The Public Affairs Section organizes informational and cultural programs about the United States for Indonesian audiences. These include, among others, educational exchanges, speakers and seminars, Digital Video Conferences (DVCs), press conferences, a book translation program and dissemination of print materials about the United States. The Public Affairs Section issues all Embassy press releases and the Press Attachè serves as the official spokesperson for the Embassy. The Public Affairs Section also operates the Information Resource Center (IRC), a sophisticated state-of-the-art research and information service, housed within the The Public Affairs Section building on the Embassy compound.
The Public Affairs Section conducts the Embassy's information and cultural programs. A Regional English Language Officer based in Jakarta supports English-teaching activities throughout Indonesia and the region. The Information Resource Center, formerly known as Zorinsky Research and Information Service (ZoRIS), a state-of-the-art research facility, contributes to the Public Affairs programs. Fulbright Educational Exchanges are administered by a bi-national commission known as AMINEF, the American-Indonesian Exchange Foundation. AMINEF also operates an Educational Advising Service (EAS), which provides information and counseling for students interested in studying in the United States. For more information, please visit Educational Advising page.