Hillary Clinton: U.S Will Support Indonesia Through Angel Investors

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, giving her keynote speech at RES in Bali earlier today. Photo taken by @marissapattan.

A spirit of entrepreneurship is brewing in Indonesia, and U.S Secretary Hillary Clinton’s motivating speech today – at the Regional Entrepreneur Summit (RES) in Bali, Indonesia – has pushed that spirit to a higher level. The crowd seemed star-struck by Clinton’s appearance – flashes from cameras didn’t stop throughout her entire speech, and the atmosphere was awesome.

Clinton shared that entrepreneurship is very much in the blood of most Americans. Clinton’s father, for one, is an entrepreneur who provided food, comfort, and security to her family. On a macro level, Clinton says that entrepreneurship is very much the foundation of the U.S economy, pointing to a number of successes that were born in Silicon Valley. Entrepreneurship isn’t just all about tech, she explained, noting that bricks-and-mortar businesses are also a part of the whole entrepreneur ecosystem.

So the solution, in Secretary Clinton’s eyes, is simple and clear: Indonesia’s economy can prosper through entrepreneurship, with the United States acting as a guiding hand.

Hillary Clinton at the podium for her keynote speech at RES in Bali earlier today. Photo by @ratyning.

“Talent is universal, opportunity is not,” said Clinton in her RES speech. It’s the same in Indonesia. Clinton said that there are over 75 million Indonesians who are below 20 years of age, and more opportunities are needed to help them realize their potential. How? By giving access to capital. Mrs Clinton stated:

Indonesia is one of the five countries that the United States will support through angel investors.

The crowd responded with cheers, turning to Twitter to pass on the news.

So it now appears that Indonesia will have even more funds for entrepreneurs. It’s a good time to start-up now, as there are many problems to solve in the country. Take the money and start working, entrepreneurs!

[Image sources: Large image of Mrs Clinton from Twitter user @marissapattan; smaller image from @ratyning]