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        "id": 1095103,
        "msgid": "ri-us-business-ties-discussed-1447893297",
        "date": "2001-03-20 00:00:00",
        "title": "RI-U.S. business ties discussed",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "RI-U.S. business ties discussed JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian and American business leaders remain optimistic about the prospects of bilateral business relationships despite the country's multi-dimensional crisis, according to Tony Agus Ardie, Chairman of the U.S.Committee of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin). Tony (front left in the picture above) said on Monday the outlook of Indonesian-U.S.",
        "content": "<p>RI-U.S. business ties discussed<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian and American business leaders remain<br>\noptimistic about the prospects of bilateral business<br>\nrelationships despite the country's multi-dimensional crisis,<br>\naccording to Tony Agus Ardie, Chairman of the U.S.Committee of<br>\nthe Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin).<\/p>\n<p>Tony (front left in the picture above) said on Monday the<br>\noutlook of Indonesian-U.S. business ties had been analyzed<br>\ncomprehensively by business leaders, economists, political<br>\nanalysts and senior officials of both countries at a one-day<br>\nworkshop in Washington last week.<\/p>\n<p>\"Participants at the meeting noted the political and security<br>\nproblems as well as the economic woes still dogging the country.<br>\nNevertheless, they remain bullish about the long-term prospects,\"<br>\nadded Tony, who represented Indonesian businesspeople at the<br>\nmeeting.<\/p>\n<p>The workshop, organized by the United States-Indonesia Society<br>\n(Usindo), presented several distinguished panelists, including<br>\nAmerican analyst Donald Emmerson of Stanford University; Senator<br>\nCraig Thomas, chairman of the sub-committee for East Asian and<br>\nPacific Affairs of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Ralph<br>\nBoyce, deputy assistant secretary of state; and James Castle,<br>\npresident of the American Chamber of Commerce in Jakarta.<\/p>\n<p>Among the Indonesian speakers were Indonesian Ambassador to<br>\nthe U.S. Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti (front right); Lt-Gen Agus<br>\nWidjojo, the Indonesian Military chief of staff for territorial<br>\naffairs; Edwin Gerungan, chairman of the Indonesian Bank<br>\nRestructuring Agency; Laksamana Sukardi, a consultant and adviser<br>\nto Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri; political analyst<br>\nAristides Katoppo; Ryaas Rasyid, an expert on regional autonomy;<br>\nNurcholis Madjid, rector of the Paramadina Mulya University; and<br>\nCaltex president Humayunbosha.<\/p>\n<p>Other distinguished participants who contributed to the<br>\ndiscussions included Indonesia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Alwi<br>\nShihab; assistant secretary for defense Paul Wolfowitz (front<br>\ncenter); as well as Usindo's chairman Ambassador Paul Cleveland<br>\nand vice chairman Ambassador Edward Masters.<\/p>",
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