During his service in the army, Susilo went to the United States for short-term training several times. The Command and Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, USA is where he once studied. Susilo's wit, ability, diligence and steadiness were recognized by his superiors, and he was promoted to Samsung General in Suharto era. From 65438 to 0995, he led the Indonesian army to participate in peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
1999 10, Susilo became the Minister of Mines and Energy of Indonesia. In August 2000, he became Indonesia's Minister of Political, Social and Security Affairs. In June, 20001,Susilo was dismissed for refusing to carry out Wahid's instructions and implementing a state of emergency in Jakarta and other places. In July of that year, Megawati came to power to form a cabinet, and Susilo joined the cabinet as a non-partisan and expert, serving as the coordinator of political, social and security affairs.
At the beginning of 2004, Susilo prepared to run for president as a Democratic candidate, and announced his resignation from the cabinet on March 1 1. In June 5438+ 10 of the same year, the Indonesian National Election Commission officially announced the results of the second round of the Indonesian presidential election held on September 20, and Susilo was elected as the sixth president of Indonesia since its independence in June 5438+0945. 65438+ 10 was sworn in on October 20th.
In July 2005, President Susilo paid a state visit to China. Participated in the 7th ASEM Summit held in Beijing from June 5th to 10, 2008.
20 14 1 1, at GGGI's board meeting, he was officially elected as the new chairman.
20 15 On March 29th, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono became one of the new directors of Boao Forum for Asia.