Al Jazeera: On Obama’s Indonesia Visit

Monday, November 8, 2010
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
(Pacific)

President Barack Obama made his first visit to Jakarta, Indonesia as President of the United States in November 2010--a trip viewed by many people around the world as a "homecoming." Donald Emmerson, director of Shorenstein APARC's Southeast Asia Forum, spoke with Al Jazeera English about the significance of this visit to people in Indonesia, the President's agenda in Jakarta, and the Indonesia’s increasing global prominence.