The document outlines steps taken to elevate the strategic relationship between the U.S. and Indonesia to a comprehensive partnership. It discusses the shared values of freedom, pluralism, tolerance and democracy between the countries. It also highlights Indonesia's importance as the third largest democracy, its location straddling key ocean passages, its success countering terrorism and role modeling a Muslim-majority democracy. The comprehensive partnership focuses on increasing cooperation in areas like education, democracy, climate change, security, trade, energy and more.

1. POLICY REVIEW
U. S. – INDONESIAN RELATIONS
A New Partnership
“time to elevate the strategic relationship…”

2. Steps in New Partnership
.
• November 2008 - President Yudhoyono called for closer
US-Indonesian relations “based on partnership and
common interests.”
• February 2009 – Secretary of State Clinton comes to
Indonesia and pledges to chart course toward
“comprehensive partnership.”
• November 2010 – Presidents Obama and Yudhoyono
officially inaugurate the Comprehensive Partnership

3. Shared Values
• Freedom
• Pluralism
• Tolerance
• Democracy
• Respect for Human Rights

4. Why is Indonesia so important to the U.S.?
• Population of 245 million – 3rd
largest democracy
• Location – straddles the passages between
Indian and Pacific oceans
• Success in countering terrorist threats,
democratic transition, and leadership in
Southeast Asia
• Example of a Muslim-majority democracy

5. Indonesia as a Complex,
Strategically Important Country
• Secretary Clinton remarked, “If you want to
know whether Islam, democracy, modernity, and
women’s rights can coexist, go to Indonesia.”

6. Components of the Comprehensive
Partnership (aka the Working
Groups of the Joint Commission)
• Education
• Democracy & Civil Society
• Climate Change & Environment
• Security
• Trade and Investment
• Energy

7. • Double the number of Indonesian students studying in
U.S. (currently 7,500 per year).
• Create more linkages between educational institutions.
• Peace Corp = people to people ties
EDUCATION – People to People exchanges

8. Democracy/Governance
• Transition to democracy =10 years
• Anti-corruption reform
• Free Press/Media
• Commission Structure
• Improved law enforcement and decreased tensions in
Aceh, Ambon, and Central Sulawesi
• Decentralization?

9. Climate Change
• 1st
in the world for marine biodiversity
• 2nd
in the world for land biodiversity
• Major carbon dioxide emitter
• Already cooperate to combat illegal logging,
preserve peatlands, save endangered species,
and to protect Indonesia’s spectacular marine
environment,

10. Indonesia as an Environmental Leader
2007 UN Climate Change Conference
2009 World Oceans Conference
2009 Coral Triangle Initiative Conference

11. Science, Technology and Health
• US now spends over $50 million per year on
health programs in Indonesia
• Maternal Mortality
• Many tropical and infectious diseases: malaria,
tuberculosis and dengue fever
• NOAA’s Okeanos Explorer and Indonesia’s
Baruna Jaya
• Signed a comprehensive Science and Technology
agreement in March 2010 (Waiting for Entry into Force)

12. Regional Security and
Counterterrorism
• Indonesia has 40% of ASEAN’s total population
• Improved security cooperation=
1. better response to natural disasters
2. joint peace-keeping mission abroad to
combat terrorist threats, protect trade routes
- Straits of Malacca
• Improve Law Enforcement = military and police
reforms = prevention of human right’s abuses

13. Trade and Investment
• 26th
largest trading partner = US wants to
improve this trade relationship
• Open talks for a Bilateral Investment Treaty
• Indonesia one of two countries which will take
part the Global Entrepreneurship Program
• OPIC (April 2010) and TIFA (September 2010)

14. Smart Power Strategy
• No longer just government to government
relations.
• Connecting government to civil society and the
private sector.

15. Build Stronger Relations and
increase Cooperation between
Civil Societies and People