Libforall Board Members Invited to Meet Karen Hughes

JAKARTA, INDONESIA ~ Ambassador Karen Hughes, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, honored Libforall Foundation board member Ahmad Dhani at a charity iftaar (breaking the Ramadhan fast) dinner held October 21, 2005 at a children's center in the Proklamasi neighborhood of central Jakarta.

Ambassador Hughes told the assembled children and their mothers that she felt especially honored to be joined by "a very important guest," Indonesian rock star Ahmad Dhani, "who is using his celebrity to promote a vision of peace and tolerance" in a world torn by religious hatred and violence.
	Ahmad Dhani and his three children (Al Ghazali, Jalaluddin Rumi, Abdul Qodir Jaelani) pose for television cameras with U.S. ambassador to Indonesia B. Lynn Pascoe and Karen Hughes.
Children attending the event were delighted by the visit of their idol Dhani and his family.
	Young children who earn a living playing music on the streets of Jakarta accompany Ahmad Dhani in a lively rendition of one of his hit songs.
As the event's host (white shirt, holding a microphone) told Karen Hughes, "Ahmad Dhani is more popular than Indonesia's president," who was elected in 2004 with a significant majority of the popular vote.
	Ambassador Hughes with Libforall chairman and CEO Holland Taylor (left), Ahmad Dhani and Dhani's wife Maia (right), who is a pop star with the musical duo, Ratu.

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