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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 252 

Recognizing the increasingly mutually beneficial relationship between the 

United States of America and the Republic of Indonesia. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 22, 2007 

Mr. BOND (for himself and Mr. INOUYE) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the increasingly mutually beneficial relationship 

between the United States of America and the Republic 

of Indonesia. 

Whereas the historical ties between the United States and the 

Indonesia go back to the period of Indonesian struggle 

for independence and the early years of its independence 

in 1945; 

Whereas the constitutionally required ‘‘free and active’’ foreign policy of Indonesia has largely resulted in a close relationship with the United States, and this relationship 

reflects the growing connections between the developed 

and the developing world; 

Whereas, following the effects of the Asian financial crisis in 

1998, Indonesia has instituted numerous democratic reforms, including— 


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(1) amending the country’s constitution in order to 

be more democratic and transparent; 

(2) holding the country’s first ever direct presidential election in 2004 and direct, nationwide local elections starting in 2006; and 

(3) giving the judicial branch independent administrative and financial responsibility for all courts in 2004; 

Whereas the government of President Susilo Bambang 

Yudhoyono, the first directly elected President of Indonesia, is strongly committed to strengthening the country’s democracy and remains focused on developing good 

governance and promoting and protecting human rights, 

civil liberties, a free press, and a vibrant civil society; 

Whereas the Government of Indonesia continues to reform its 

military in accordance with internationally accepted 

democratic principles; 

Whereas Indonesia signed a peace agreement in August 2005 

ending the conflict in Aceh, met its obligations under the 

agreement, oversaw the return of normalcy to Aceh, and 

held free, transparent, and peaceful elections for local 

government leaders in December 2006; 

Whereas the Government of Indonesia has worked and continues to work toward peaceful solutions to other internal 

conflicts, including Papua, with concern for the welfare 

and security of the entire population; 

Whereas, in parallel with the recovery of Indonesia’s economic and political stability following the 1998 Asian financial crisis, the country has regained its pivotal role in 

the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 

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fully the ASEAN Security Community, the ASEAN Economic Community, and the ASEAN Socio-cultural Community; 

Whereas the Government and people of Indonesia have endured several terrorist bombings, have shown resilience in 

the fight against international terrorism by apprehending 

and bringing to justice numerous perpetrators, and remain open to international cooperation in this area; 

Whereas the Government of Indonesia, together with the 

Governments of Malaysia and Singapore as fellow littoral 

states and user-countries, has maintained and is further 

strengthening efforts to secure the important international shipping lane in the Malacca Strait; 

Whereas, as shown in international fora, the Government of 

Indonesia remains committed to addressing the problems 

related to the control of the spread of weapons of mass 

destruction; 

Whereas the Government of Indonesia has deployed a military battalion to support the United Nations Interim 

Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeeping operations, 

and as the world’s largest Muslim democracy, has made 

important contributions to the facilitation of various dialogues among Islamic factions in the Middle East; and 

Whereas, though the Government of Indonesia has shown significant progress in the areas of democracy, good governance, human rights, and counter terrorism, there remains 

much to be done and many reforms yet to be implemented: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 


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1 (1) recognizes the progress made by the Gov2 ernment of Indonesia in its efforts to promote de3 mocracy; 

4 (2) expresses ongoing support for further demo5 cratic reform in Indonesia and the efforts of the 

6 Government and the people of Indonesia toward de7 veloping good governance; 

8 (3) encourages the Government and the People 

9 of Indonesia to continue working to ensure the pro10 motion and protection of human rights, civil lib11 erties, a free press, and a strong civil society in In12 donesia; and 

13 (4) encourages the President, the Secretary of 

14 State, and other officials of the United States Gov15 ernment to continue assisting the Government of In16 donesia in its efforts to promote democracy and en17 sure the liberty and welfare of the people of Indo18 nesia. 

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