This book contains a collection of my speeches delivered for international audience. They cover wide-ranging topics, from security to poverty, tsunami to Aceh peace, democracy to globalization, MDGs to Islamic affairs.

What I hope to achieve through these speeches is to define Indonesia`s new thinking and project the new spirit that emerged after the 2004 elections. A key challenge for my government in past two years has been to translate the tremendous expectations, energy and optimism into real policy measures that will promote progress, growth, and stability. In the process of doing this, the interconnection between our national objectives and international activities becomes stronger. I am a firm believer that to attain our domestic priorities, we need greater –-not lesser-- engagement with the outside world.

Every generation needs to find its voice. My only hope is that the ideas and messages expressed in these speeches will add to the voice of the present generation.