Rekan-rekan, Saya dan beberapa teman di Indonesia sedang merencanakan kerja sama suatu organisasi non profit di Indonesia dan suatu organisasi non-profit di Amerika. Bos mereka di Amerika 'enggak berani' datang ke Indonesia karena travel warning. Bulan lalu saya 'sok meyakinkan' ke mereka kalau keadaan di Indonesia aman sentausa.
Kalau lihat berita di bawah, kayaknya keamanan Indonesia memburuk di mata pemerintah Amerika. Kenapa? Ada yang tahu ? :-) Jabat erat, Ahmad Syamil ========================================================= http://www.usembassyjakarta.org/news/warden052605.html U.S. EMBASSY WARDEN MESSAGE May 26, 2005 U.S. Embassy Jakarta U.S. Consulate General Surabaya Warden Message The U.S. Embassy and the U.S. Consulate General wish to inform all American citizens in Indonesia that the Embassy, Consulate General and all other U.S. Government facilities in Indonesia will be closed beginning May 26, 2005 until further notice because of a security threat. The Embassy regrets the inconvenience to Americans and Indonesians who had planned to seek consular services while U.S. offices are closed. Every effort will be made to accommodate consular clients as quickly as possible once the Embassy and other U.S. Government offices in Indonesia re-open. Information on re-opening will be posted on the Embassy's website at http://jakarta.usembassy.gov. U.S. citizens needing emergency consular assistance may call the Embassy in Jakarta at 021-3435-9000 and ask for the duty officer. Consular officers are available in Jakarta and Surabaya to provide emergency assistance to U.S. citizens even though U.S. Government facilities are closed to the public. The Embassy reminds all Americans that the terrorist threat in Indonesia remains high. Attacks could occur at any time and could be directed against any location, including those frequented by foreigners and identifiably American and other western facilities or businesses in Indonesia. Detailed information about the terrorist threat, and all security-related Travel Warnings and Public Announcements are posted on the Department of State's website at www.travel.state.gov. These are also found on the Embassy's website at http://jakarta.usembassy.gov., in addition to recent warden messages. The Embassy is located at Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan, No. 4-5, Jakarta; the 24-hour telephone number is 021-3435-9000. The telephone number of the Consulate General in Surabaya is 031-295-6400; the telephone number of the U.S. Consular Agency in Bali is 0361-233-605. ======================= Hindari Ancaman Teroris, Kedubes AS di RI Ditutup Fedhly Averouss Bey - detikcom Jakarta - Setelah mengeluarkan travel warning bagi warganya, perwakilan AS di Indonesia kembali mengeluarkan keputusan mengejutkan. Dengan alasan adanya ancaman teroris, Kedubes AS dan konsul jenderal AS di Indonesia ditutup mulai hari ini. Informasi penutupan Kedubes AS di Jakarta dan Konjen AS di Surabaya dan Bali serta seluruh kantor pemerintah AS di Indonesia itu dikeluarkan situs resmi kedubes AS www.usembassyjakarta.org, Kamis (26/5/2005) pagi. Penutupan dilakukan sampai batas waktu yang belum ditentukan. "Kedubes dan Konjen AS menyampaikan penyesalan kepada warga AS dan Indonesia yang hendak mendapatkan pelayanan sehubungan ditutupnya kantor-kantor pemerintahan AS di Indonesia," kata pesan dalam situs tersebut. Kedubes AS juga memperingatkan warganya, ancaman teroris di Indonesia semakin meningkat. "Serangan teroris dapat terjadi kapan saja dan dimana saja. Termasuk terhadap fasilitas umum dan bisnis milik AS maupun barat," lanjut pesan itu. Penutupan ini sedikit mengejutkan karena bertepatan dengan kunjungan Presiden SBY ke AS. SBY bertemu dengan Presiden George W Bush untuk membicarakan peningkatan pemulihan hubungan militer dan keamanan dengan AS. Meski ditutup, warga AS masih dapat menghubungi Kedubes AS di nomor telepon 021-3435-9000. Informasi kapan dibukanya kembali seluruh kantor perwakilan AS di Indonesia dapat diakses di situs http://jakarta.usembassy.gov.(fab)
