Ambassador Robert Blake visited Surabaya from February 7-10 on his first official visit outside of Jakarta. The ambassador participated in several media engagements, met with the governor of East Java and the mayor of Surabaya, held a town hall meeting for Americans, toured the National Mosque, and even took in a wayang kulit show.
Throughout the visit Ambassador Blake emphasized his three core priorities: increasing economic opportunities for both countries through expanded trade and investment, cooperating to combat climate change, and the strengthening of people-to-people ties with a particular focus on increased education partnerships.
