INDONESIA-U.S. COUNCIL ON RELIGION & PLURALISM
The Indonesia-U.S. Council on Religion and Pluralism is an independent, bi-national, non-governmental body to undertake joint programs to share and promote the values of pluralism, diversity, and tolerance.
Established in August 2016, the Council has been endorsed by President Jokowi and President Obama.
Executive Board
Rabbi David Rosen
International Director for Interreligious Affairs, American Jewish Committee (AJC)
Represented by: Robert Silverman, U.S. Director, Muslim-Jewish Relations, American Jewish Committee
Dr. Debra L. Mason
Director of the Center on Religion and the Professions, Missouri School of Journalism and Former Director of Religion News writers Association (RNA)
Prof. James Hoesterey
Assistant Professor, Department of Religion, Emory College of Arts and Sciences
Imam Jihad Turk
Founding President, Bayan Claremont
Prof. Katherine Marshall
Senior Fellow, Georgetown's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs
Imam Plemon El-Amin
Imam Emeritus, Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam
Rabia Chaudry
Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow, United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
Prof. Robert Hefner
Director of the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs (CURA) at Boston University
Rev. Susan Hayward
Director of Religion & Inclusive Societies, United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
Dr. William F. Vendley
Secretary General, Religions for Peace International Represented by: Rev. Kyoichi Sugino, Deputy Secretary General, Religions for Peace International
Dr. Abdul Mu’ti
Secretary General, Muhammadiyah
Dr. Bahrul Hayat
Senior Lecturer, State Islamic University and Vice Chairman of the Executive Board, the Istiqlal State Mosque
Dr. Chandra Setiawan
Rector of President University and Former Chairman, Council of Confucian Religion in Indonesia (MATAKIN)
Endy Bayuni
Executive Director, International Association of Religion Journalists (IARJ) and Editor-in-chief, the Jakarta Post
Prof. Muhammad Ali
Associate Professor in Islamic Studies, Religious Studies Department, University of California
Prof. Dr. Philip Wijaya
Former Secretary General, Indonesian Buddhists Association (Walubi)
Imam Shamsi Ali
Imam Islamic Center New York (US Based)
Dr. Siti Syamsiatun
Executive Director, Indonesia Consortium of Religious Studies (ICRS)
Yahya Cholil Staquf
Secretary General for Supreme Council, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU)
Member of Presidential Advisory Council
Yenny Wahid
Director, The Wahid Institute
Ambassador David Merrill
President,
USINDO [bi-national organization]