LISA Perez Jackson never expected to set foot in Indonesia, particularly since on her first tip she was to represent President Barack Obama at the inauguration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the MPR/DPR Building last week. “This is a special assignment, and I am learning something new every day over here,” said Lisa Jackson, chief of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a position that is equal to a minister here.

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