Posted on 11/08/2010 1:32:02 PM PST by My Favorite Headache
Jakarta Ready to Welcome Obama Camelia Pasandaran, Ulma Haryanto & Dofa Fasila | November 09, 2010
Workers installing posters of US President Barack Obama and the first lady, Michelle Obama, near the National Monument in Central Jakarta ahead of the president’s visit on Tuesday. Workers installing posters of US President Barack Obama and the first lady, Michelle Obama, near the National Monument in Central Jakarta ahead of the president’s visit on Tuesday.
Jakarta. After a long wait, US President Barack Obama will finally set foot again in Indonesia on Tuesday.
The whirlwind trip that would last less than 24 hours would be highlighted by the signing of the Comprehensive Partnership Agreement first discussed by the two heads of state last year.
“In the declaration of the comprehensive partnership tomorrow, there will be one vision of the future relationship of Indonesia and the United States,” said Dino Patti Djalal, Indonesian ambassador to the United States.
He said that in the past, relations between the two countries were not balanced and focused on one issue only — human rights.
“It should be multidimensional and multisectoral, covering a constructive and dynamic relationship in the fields of security, economy, education, society and culture, people to people contact, science and technology, environment, forestry and others.”
The places the US president is expected to visit are teeming with both Indonesian and American security officials. The walls of the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery have been repainted. Guests of Shangri-La Hotel, where he is expected to stay, have been advised of heightened security.
After Air Force One lands at Halim Perdanakusuma International airport this afternoon, Obama will be whisked to the Presidential Palace, where a bilateral meeting with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono awaits him. This will be followed by a press conference and a ceremonial state dinner.
Julian Aldrin Pasha, a spokesman for Yudhoyono, said the palace was preparing nasi goreng and bakso for Obama, who spent four years of his childhood here.
Obama told Yudhoyono by phone in 2008 that he was eager to return to Indonesia for a visit and that he longed for a dish of Indonesian fried rice.
“[Obama] wants to enjoy bakso, rambutan and nasi goreng,” Yudhoyono later told reporters.
On Wednesday morning, Obama is scheduled to visit Istiqlal, the largest mosque in Southeast Asia, and then head to the University of Indonesia in Depok, where he will deliver a much-anticipated speech believed to be addressed to the Muslim world.
Indonesia is the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation but is not an Islamic state.
Obama is then scheduled to visit the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery before heading to Halim Perdanakusuma airport to fly to Seoul for the G-20 meeting.
Sr. Comr. Royke Lumua, head of the Jakarta Police Traffic Directorate, said certain road sections where Obama is expected to pass would be blocked for “five to seven minutes.”
Places Obama will visit would also be closed to the public and 4,000 traffic police officers would secure and manage the traffic.
Though Royke said the US president is expected to take the Jakarta Outer Ring Road to Depok, a helicopter has been readied to take off near the National Monument (Monas) to take Obama straight to UI.
At least 2,000 protesters are expected to demonstrate on the streets, Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Boy Rafli Amar said.
Two Days In Indonesia: Obama’s Schedule
Tuesday 4:30 p.m. Arrive at Halim Airport in Jakarta on Air Force One. Proceed to Presidential Palace for official welcoming ceremony (traveling via Outer Ring Road, Semanggi exit, Jl. Jend. Sudirman and Jl. M.H. Thamrin). Late Afternoon. Meet with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and several Indonesian ministers for bilateral talks. Press conference to follow in Presidential Palace garden. 8:30 p.m. State dinner, followed by transfer to Shangri-La Hotel. Wednesday 8 a.m. Visit to Istiqlal Mosque for 30-60 minutes, then drive (via Semanggi and Outer Ring Road) to University of Indonesia for a 60-minute visit and speech. Onward to Kalibata Heroes Cemetery in South Jakarta (via Outer Ring Road) for a brief visit. Afternoon. Drive to Halim Airport and leave for Seoul for G-20 meeting.
The USSR, Germany, China, Iraq and a number of other countries would post huge posters of their leaders also. Look how it worked out for them.
Thank you for welcoming our President. Please keep him.
Thank You.
The United States of America
Homecoming!
I’m sure he’ll get a royal welcome there. He won’t get one here when he returns.
Because human rights take a back seat to finance in Obama's view. That is if it is muslims who are violating the rights of non-muslims.
BTT
Do I have this right, he brought his own food to
India but he’s going to eat Indoneasian cooking?
Or will it be White house chefs preparing White House
food, Indonesian style?
He could have stayed at home and eaten the same things.
Will he make a side trip to have a look at those volcanoes? I hope so.
It would be the humanitarianh thing to do, Barry. It would make you look good. Great photo op, with the steaming volcano in the background!
Michelle had better ‘chut her mowf’ and walk 3 paces behind Soetoro.
Maybe Soetoro will pick up an extra wife or two?One can only hope.
Apparently Michelle is all done having children but Soetoro is not, according to the gossip news rags.
Homecoming Queen.
“[Obama] wants to enjoy bakso, rambutan and nasi goreng,” Yudhoyono later told reporters. >>>>>>>>>>>>>
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Bakso:
In Indonesia, meatballs are called Bakso which are usually served in a bowl, like soup, with noodles, beancurd (tofu), egg, ‘siomay’/steamed meat dumpling, and crispy wonton.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakso#Meatballs_across_various_cultures
Rambutan: a hairy gummy fruit much like lychee.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rambutan
Nasi goreng :
literally meaning “fried rice” in Indonesian and Malay, can refer simply to fried pre-cooked rice, a meal including fried rice accompanied with other items, or a more complicated fried rice, typically spiced with tamarind and chilli and including other ingredients, particularly egg and prawns. There is also a special nasi goreng which is made with ikan asin (salted dried fish) which is also popular across the country.
Nasi goreng is considered the national dish of Indonesia[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasi_goreng
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Give him beans and weiners, with a glass of goats milk. I like to here him fart and bleat.
If they would just feed the TelePrompter to the news services, I could read it without having to look at Dumb0’s ears.
How many addresses to the Muslim world does this make? (not counting the Inaugural address and State of the Union)
Oh, and highly anticipated by who? I think just about everyone dreads Obama's speeches, especially his staff and teleprompter scroller.
Give him beans and weiners, with a glass of goats milk. I like to here him fart and bleat.
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OMG LMAO. You made me spew coffee all over my keyboard.
I thought it would be good for at least one laugh! LOL.
Not BAaaaaaaahhhAAAAAAAHHHaaaaaaad!
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