Major events in RI-U.S. in 2001

Major events in RI-U.S. in 2001

Jan. 25: Newly elected U.S. President George Bush pledges

support for Indonesia. Feb. 3: U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell meets the visiting

Indonesian Minister of Trade asking about the political

challenge facing President Abdurrahman Wahid. May 17: The two countries engage in a joint naval training, the

first such exercise since a U.S. military embargo in

1999. May 25: The U.S. State Department urges RI to solve its

political crisis peacefully. July 23: President Bush congratulates newly appointed President

Megawati Soekarnoputri July 27: Ousted president Abdurrahman Wahid after being removed

from the presidency leaves for medical treatment in

the U.S. July 28: The U.S. government recalls books detailing Washington's

alleged involvement in 1966 communist purge in Indonesia Aug. 11: President Bush invites President Megawati to the U.S.

through visiting Trade representatives Robert Zoellick Aug. 11: The U.S. issues a warning on possible terrorist attacks

on U.S. installations and citizens in Indonesia. Sept.17: President Megawati visits the U.S. Sept.24: Anti-American rallies occur in several Indonesia cities. Oct. 15: Megawati expresses strong concern over the U.S. attack

on Afghanistan. Oct. 22: Indonesia urges the U.S. to end strike in Afghanistan

before Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan. Oct. 23: Vice President Hamzah Haz urges the public to stop

anti-American rallies. Oct. 25: New U.S. Ambassador Ralph Boyce submits his credentials

to President Megawati. Nov. 10: Indonesian Agus Budiman faces trial in the U.S. for

allegedly assisting the entry of the Sept. 11

terrorists. Nov. 16: Jakarta regrets U.S. visa restriction imposed on 25

countries including Indonesia