President Obama Coming to Indonesia

President of the United States (U.S.) Barack Obama will visit Indonesia on 20-22 March 2010. Besides in Jakarta, Obama also plans to visit

Yogyakarta. "Obama in Indonesia, 20-22 March. In addition to Jakarta also to Yogyakarta, Borobudur. But it is still possible," said Minister of Law and Human Rights Patrialis Akbar. This was stated Patrialis after a limited cabinet meeting at the Presidential Office, Jl Veteran, Jakarta Pusat, Kamis (11/2/2010). Opinion SDN 01 MENTENG BESUKI Plan for the coming United States President Barack Obama to Indonesia in mid-March would make a lot of the students worried.Orangtua SDN Menteng Besuki 01. They claim to worry about the security condition if Obama came to Indonesia. "I had thought that my child does not need school when Obama arrived. I am worried about security," said Hani Yudhisthira (40), one of Besuki parents SDN 01 Menteng, Jakarta, Thursday (4/2/2010). However, the arrival of her little optimistic Obama will run safely and smoothly. The reason, he believes the U.S. government security States fairly sophisticated. Meanwhile, one of the students of SDN 01 Menteng, Rafli (8), claims could not wait to see these black president. In his eyes, Obama is a great and famous people. "Obama is black and funny. He was also bald," chirped Joey with polos.Sebagaimana known, SDN 01 Menteng\r which is located at Jalan Besuki is where Obama's childhood school. Unfortunately, Obama did not finish until the end of having to return to the land birth, the United States. Cooperation Indonesia - United States Tone expressed Marsudi First Secretary at the Secretariat of the Ministry of Foreign Researchers Licensing Research and Technology cooperation between Indonesia - United States actually been executed since 1978 hinga ended in 2002. In the year 2008 began to be talk of renewal agreement it. For that before the signing of the MOU agreement in Indonesia last March, more tone, the Government of Indonesia sent a delegation chaired by the Director of the International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Dumoli Agusman Damos. A delegation consisting of representatives of agencies and associated research institutions has twice held talks with the U.S. government in Washington about scope of research cooperation. Area include agriculture, biotechnology, healthcare, information technology, nanotechnology, defense technology, advanced technology, space, environment, and humanities. In the near future will be drawn together and formed the program team that will discuss the exchange of scientists between the two countries, said the tone is also Assistant Deputy of Research and Technology Science Research Program. U.S. bilateral research cooperation, Indonesia from time to time continue to increase. In 1978 for example, conducted 60 research projects, while in the year 2003 as many as 75 projects. Judging from the quantity, of research involving researchers United States is dominant. Overall collaboration research with foreign parties in Indonesia reached 281pada year in 2008 and 2009 as many as 321. Public Lecture In Obama's visit is scheduled to take place on 21 to March 24 next will be also scheduled a public lecture which will be followed around 4500 Indonesian scientists from various research institutions, universities, and among professional and private. Public lectures were prepared by three agencies namely Indonesian Academy of Sciences, Institute of National Defense, and Rector University of Indonesia. But in further talks with the United States Embassy in Indonesia agreed to increase the number of invitations to about 60,000 people. It will be used for building facilities that can contain that much invitation. "There are two locations in Jakarta and Bogor is being considered operate as a place, "said Nada. The event was to bring the various communities, including the musicians, and enlivened with perform