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Viewing cable 07JAKARTA2185, THE PEACE CORPS IN INDONESIA

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07JAKARTA2185 2007-08-10 09:21 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Jakarta
VZCZCXYZ0001
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHJA #2185/01 2220921
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 100921Z AUG 07
FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5741
UNCLAS JAKARTA 002185 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT PASS TO PEACE CORPS FOR DIRECTOR TSCHETTER FROM 
AMBASSADOR CAMERON HUME 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID ID
SUBJECT: THE PEACE CORPS IN INDONESIA 
 
1. (SBU) Dear Director Tschetter, I want to thank you personally for 
sending the superb Peace Corps Assessment Team here to Indonesia 
last February.  The Team was able to travel through six provinces 
over two weeks and meet a wide variety of local leaders, 
international volunteers, and government officials while observing 
outstanding programs and communities.  The many people they met 
still warmly recall their visit and wait in anticipation for a new 
Peace Corps program in Indonesia.  The Assessment Team themselves 
expressed surprise at the 30-year absence of the Peace Corps in such 
an ideal environment.  The Team saw first hand what we in Indonesia 
see every day: the incredible diversity, positive potential, and 
genuine need for a Peace Corps program in Indonesia.  A Peace Corps 
presence in Indonesia would clearly be a win-win for both sides. 
2. (SBU) We were disappointed to learn the Assessment Team did not 
recommend Peace Corps entry at this time, due to security concerns, 
despite the conclusion that Indonesia is ideal in every other way. 
As the world's largest Muslim-majority nation and a tolerant, modern 
democracy, Indonesia does indeed provide an ideal environment to, 
"encourage development and education and opportunity in the Islamic 
world" as President Bush called for in his 2002 State of the Union 
speech.  Indonesia also provides the ideal environment for the work 
that Peace Corps Volunteers do so well: promote a better 
understanding of Americans and America in the countries served and 
gain a better understanding of the culture in which they serve. 
3. (SBU As a former Peace Corps Volunteer yourself, you understand 
the deep personal impact brought about by two cultures living and 
working side by side.  As an RPCV myself, I believe the time has 
come for Peace Corps to re-enter and re-engage this moderate Muslim 
democracy.  To that end, I urge you to send an Assessment Team to 
Indonesia to address any security concerns that you may have. 
Together we can find solutions to protect the safety and security of 
Volunteers while enabling them to carry out their important work in 
Indonesian communities. 
4. (SBU) The threat of terrorism is a serious concern in Indonesia, 
as it is in many countries in which the Peace Corps operates.  Just 
as in Thailand and the Philippines, there are parts of Indonesia 
where Peace Corps Volunteers could not work.  The Mission treats 
security concerns very seriously and Mission Security is robust and 
proactive in monitoring security conditions and disseminating 
security information to Mission personnel and to the estimated 
10,000 Americans that live and work in Indonesia.  Regional Security 
Officers (RSOs) work closely with Indonesian National Police (INP), 
foreign Missions, and security personnel at private organizations to 
gather information, mitigate threats and protect Mission personnel. 
RSOs also brief incoming personnel and conduct community outreach to 
over 500 Mission personnel and hundreds of USG visitors, in large 
cities and remote destinations, from Aceh to Papua 
5. (SBU) There are more than 120 USG funded Americans working 
independently throughout Indonesia.  Most analogous to Peace Corps 
Volunteers are the forty-two English Language Fellows (ELFs) and 
English Teaching Assistants (ETAs).  ETA and ELF Fulbright programs 
place recently graduated students in villages and universities 
throughout the archipelago with little contact with Americans or 
urban areas.  Much like Peace Corps Volunteers, ELFs and ETAs are 
encouraged to become a part of their local communities and cooperate 
with local leaders for program success.  Their security largely 
comes from their close ties to the communities in which they live, 
however there is regular contact between them and the regional 
security officer.  This year we doubled the number of people 
participating in this program, including sending people for the 
first time to the province of Ambon.  To date the ETA and ELF 
programs have proved to be so successful, the demand for these 
volunteers is ten times the supply.  Peace Corps Volunteers can help 
fill some of the need. 
6. (SBU) Other organizations, such as Volunteers in Asia (VIA), 
Australian, and UN Volunteers, place many volunteers throughout 
Indonesia and follow similar security procedures.  UN Volunteers are 
concentrated in Indonesia's underdeveloped eastern regions, 
including Papua.  These volunteers receive security briefings, 
frequent updates, and are issued failsafe radios for regular 
security checks.  If needed, local police are also alerted to their 
presence.  To date, both VIA and UN Volunteers plan to expand their 
programs and are committed to serving local communities in more 
remote areas of Indonesia. 
7. (SBU) Robert Taft once said, "In the Peace Corps we present a 
different image of America. The Peace Corps breaks down the 
stereotypes and turns an American into a fellow human being."  And 
all it takes is one American in a local community to do so.  In 
Central Java, a young American teacher with Volunteers in Asia lives 
and teaches art at a local Islamic boarding school.  I have attached 
an article about this young man showing the difference in community 
perceptions and his perceptions in one short year.  He is winning 
hearts and minds, and no where is it more necessary to, "extend the 
compassion of our country", and "renew the promise of the Peace 
Corps," than in this modern Muslim-majority nation of 240 million 
people.  The Peace Corps prides itself on the dynamic, innovative 
and intrepid nature of the men and women who volunteer and Indonesia 
offers a public service opportunity commensurate with those traits. 
No country is without risk, but measured against the enormous 
potential positive impact, Mr. Director, Indonesia deserves a second 
look.  I hope to welcome an Assessment Team to Indonesia this fall.