14. PERAN HOME COUNTRY DALAM BISNIS PERUSAHAAN MULTINASIONAL: STRATEGI DIPLOMASI AMERIKA SERIKAT DALAM PERPANJANGAN KONTRAK CHEVRON DI INDONESIA TAHUN 2011-2013

Abstract

This research aims to describe United States foreign policy to extend the contract of Chevron
in Siak Block, Riau, Indonesia. Chevron’s effort to extend its contract was not receive
positive feedback from Indonesia, because the profit sharing system or a Production Sharing
Contract (PSC) that Indonesia have had changed. As the home country of Chevron, the used
of smart diplomacy in which both of soft and hard diplomacy employed in order to extend the
contract. This research uses both primary and secondary data. This research found that the
extension of the Chevron’s contract in Siak Block, Riau, Indonesia was influenced by smart
diplomacy employed by the United State by combining elements of threat and persuasive such
as aid and lobbies.