Prabowo Meets US Chamber of Commerce, USINDO, USABC Ahead of Reciprocal Trade Agreement Signing
Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Prabowo Subianto commenced his official agenda in Washington DC on Wednesday local time by meeting the US Chamber of Commerce (USCC), the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC), and the US-Indonesia Society (USINDO), accompanied by several Red and White Cabinet ministers and representatives from the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The meeting, described as a “Business Summit in Honor of H. E. Prabowo Subianto, President of the Republic of Indonesia”, was held ahead of the signing ceremony for the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART), which is also one of the principal items on President Prabowo’s agenda in Washington DC.
President Prabowo arrived at the US Chamber of Commerce building at approximately 4.49 pm local time, accompanied by Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia, Minister of Investment and Downstreaming/Head of BKPM and Danantara CEO Rosan Perkasa Roeslani, Danantara CIO Pandu Sjahrir, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya, and Indonesian Ambassador to the United States Dwisuryo Indroyono Soesilo.
From the business community, attendees included Kadin Indonesia Chairman Anindya Novyan Bakrie, Pertamina President Director Simon Aloysius Mantiri, PT Freeport Indonesia President Director Tony Wenas, and Chairman of the Board of Freeport-McMoRan Inc Richard C. Adkerson.
Kadin Indonesia Chairman Anindya Bakrie, speaking before the meeting, explained that the gathering provided an opportunity for the business communities of both nations to capitalise on the reciprocal agreement that would subsequently be signed jointly by President Prabowo and US President Donald Trump Jr.
“As we know, bilateral trade is strong, already at US$45 billion. The purpose of the ART is to make it more balanced. This will certainly create many opportunities for Indonesian exporters, particularly in footwear, textiles, garments and electronics, as well as for American businesses in cotton, wheat and soybeans. But it is not just about that — being here allows us to consider what investment can be brought to Indonesia, because investment will be crucial for increasing employment and leveraging the existing momentum,” he said.
On the same occasion, Anindya explained that all the US business communities met by President Prabowo were partners of Kadin Indonesia.
“All of these are Kadin’s cooperative partners. In May 2025, we signed cooperation documents with the US Chamber, US-ASEAN, and we also have a longstanding relationship with USINDO,” said Anindya.
President Prabowo and President Trump are scheduled to sign the reciprocal trade agreement, which also includes provisions on tariffs, when the two leaders hold their bilateral meeting in Washington DC.