EX-Foreign Minister Ali Alatas was a rookie foreign-service officer when the 1955 Asian-African Conference took place in Bandung. I was awed by the sight of so many world leaders, recalled Alatas in an interview with TEMPO. Close to half a decade later, he would play a significant role in continuing the ideals of that historic conference. President Megawati has appointed Alatas as her special advisor on three major foreign policy areas: Asia-Afri