Category: November 2011

Grand Hyatt Bali, Indonesia 12:04 P.M. WITA PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Well, I just want to say how much of a pleasure it is to be able to see, once again, Prime Minister Najib.  We just had excellent conversations and consultations at the APEC conference that we hosted in Honolulu.  This allows us to expand discussions not…

Grand Hyatt Bali, Indonesia 1:45 P.M. WITA SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL:  Just to give you a bit of background — this comes after many months of engagement between the United States and Burma, which we can speak to. The President, of course, had a policy of maintaining the very strong pressure that we apply on the…

The acquisition and regeneration of Excess Defense Articles (EDA) F-16s provides Indonesia with a much needed capability to protect its sovereign airspace and represents the largest transfer of defense articles in the history of the U.S.-Indonesia bilateral relationship – a signal of the growing commitment to regional security under the bilateral Comprehensive Partnership. The Government…

The Peace Corps supports the U.S.-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership by expanding people-to-people exchanges, cultural activities, and educational partnerships. Since returning to Indonesia in January 2010, Peace Corps Indonesia has rapidly grown into a program of 43 Volunteers teaching English at schools and madrasahs throughout East Java.  Volunteers co-teach 10th and 11th grade classes with Indonesian counterparts,…

In November 2011, Presidents Obama and Yudhoyono reaffirmed their support for the U.S.-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership, a long term commitment to elevate bilateral relations by intensifying consultations and developing habits of cooperation on key bilateral, regional, and global issues.  First proposed by President Yudhoyono in November 2008, the two presidents officially launched the Comprehensive Partnership in…

The United States welcomes today’s strong vote by the United Nations General Assembly on a resolution deploring the assassination plot against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United States. The widespread support for this resolution, which was co-sponsored by UN members from all regions of the world, sends a strong message to the…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Gershwin A. Drain, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, vice Bernard A. Friedman, retired. Roy Wallace McLeese III, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of fifteen years,…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Virginia and ordered Federal aid to supplement commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area affected by the Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee during the period of September 8-9, 2011. Federal funding is available to commonwealth and eligible local governments and certain private…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Connecticut and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a severe storm during the period of October 29-30, 2011. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on…

Grand Hyatt Bali, Indonesia 9:20 A.M. WITA THE PRESIDENT:  Well, I just want to make a brief statement. This is a remarkable example of the trade investment and commercial opportunities that exist in the Asia Pacific region. For the last several days I’ve been talking about how we have to make sure that we’ve got…