It is great to recognize that Fulbright-AMINEF scholarship was a Golden Gate for my academic, intellectual, and social career. Thanks to the Fulbright scholarship, I was able to complete my Master’s at Columbia University and won its multi-year president fellowship for my PhD program and later was again granted another Fulbright for writing up my dissertation until I completed my advanced studies in 1992. Further has been beyond imagination. I was able not only to grow my stature, but also become a ‘bridge’ between Indonesia and U.S. During meetings in the post-Nine Eleven with U.S. high dignitaries such as President Bush, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Hillary Clinton, Paul Wolfowitz and many others, I was able to convey the messages of peace between Indonesia-the Muslim world on the one hand and U.S.-the West on the other. I strongly believe, the peaceful future of the world very much depends on greater understanding and appreciation all people. I wish to pay a great tribute to Fulbright-AMINEF. The even best of all is yet to come.