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U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Meets Fulbright English Teaching Assistants

Palembang – U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Ted Osius with Kathleen Bostdorff and Rajiv Jayadevan, two Fulbright English Teaching Assistants (ETAs) currently working in Palembang, posed after dinner at the South Sumatra Governor's residence, Griya Agung Palace, in Palembang. There are currently 32 ETAs at high schools across Indonesia. The dinner was hosted by the Governor of South Sumatra, Alex Noerdin.
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U.S. Embassy Using Awarding U.S. Trips with Facebook Fan Page Competition

The U.S. Embassy in Jakarta is running a “Golden Ticket” competition for its Facebook fans, asking them to compete via an essay competition. The more than 60,000 fans can submit their essays for a chance win one of three all expense-paid educational tours of the U.S., where they’ll get to visit several of the places in America that had a significant impact on the life of U.S. President Obama.

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Press Briefing on the President Obama Upcoming Trip to Guam, Indonesia and Australia

Washington - Press Briefing on the President Obama Upcoming Trip to Guam, Indonesia and Australia by Denis Mcdonough, NSC Chief of Staff, Jeff Bader, NSC Senior Director for Asian Affairs, and Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications. The briefing: "The next day, on Tuesday, the 23rd, we’ll be making our way to Indonesia. The President will be greeted with an arrival ceremony and there will be several events associated with that arrival ceremony, which we’ll be giving you more specifics on as we get closer to the day." (complete text)

Freeport Provides $1 Million for AMINEF Scholarships

Jakarta – PT Freeport Indonesia signed a five-year, $1 million agreement with the American-Indonesian Exchange Foundation (AMINEF) to provide higher education scholarship opportunities for students from Papua. The MoU was signed by AMINEF Executive Director Michael McCoy and Sinta Sirait, Freeport’s Director-Executive Vice President. U.S. Ambassador Cameron Hume and Deputy Minister of Education Fasli Jalal observed the MoU signing at the Ministry of National Education today. (complete text)

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U.S. EMBASSY PRESS RELEASES

• Freeport Provides $1 Million for AMINEF Scholarships 03/17/10
• Press Briefing on the President's Upcoming Trip to Guam, Indonesia and Australia 03/15/10
• U.S. Embassy Using Awarding U.S. Trips with Facebook Fan Page Competition 03/12/10
• U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Meets Fulbright English Teaching Assistants 03/09/10
• U.S. Ambassador Hosts Jazz Event 03/08/10
• Indonesia-U.S. Partner on Food Security 03/03/10
• U.S. EPA Partners with Indonesia to Improve Public Health in Jakarta 02/22/10
• Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at The U.S.-Islamic World Forum 02/16/10
• Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Marantis Expresses Concern about Film Decree in Meetings with Indonesian Officials 02/12/10
• U.S. Embassy Looks for Top Facebook Fans before Obama Visit 02/12/10
• USAID Mission Director North Tours Construction of the Aceh Teacher Training College 02/05/10
• President Obama and Family to Visit Indonesia in March 02/02/10

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