jakarta indonesia intend send diplomatic note u.s. secretary state summon washington deputy ambassador jakarta explain head military deny entry unite state indonesian officials say sunday arm force commander general gatot nurmantyo board flight saturday airline inform u.s. customs border protection deny entry military spokesman wuryanto tell news conference jakarta nurmantyo go unite state invitation general joseph f. dunford jr. chairman joint chiefs staff attend chiefs defense conference counter violent extremism hold washington oct. 23-24 wuryanto say clear stop enter unite state wuryanto say add general problem visit unite state february 2016. ask clarification u.s. department state well embassy jakarta still wait clarification indonesia foreign affairs minister retno marsudi tell reuters ministry spokesman arrmanatha nasir early say indonesia embassy washington send diplomatic note u.s. secretary state demand explanation incident.the ministry also summon u.s. deputy ambassador jakarta monday seek explanation nasir say add ambassador presently indonesia u.s. embassy jakarta say statement touch nurmantyo staff facilitate travel explain u.s. ambassador joseph donovan apologize foreign minister retno marsudi inconvenience general gatot embassy write remain commit strategic partnership indonesia way deliver security prosperity nations people nurmantyo frequently court controversy indonesia action analysts perceive political ambition general promote notion indonesia besiege proxy war involve foreign state even renew communist threat indonesian president joko widodo say month arm force stay politics ensure loyalty state government indonesia world big muslim-majority country generally enjoy good tie unite state although past tie two countries arm force strain allege right abuse involve indonesia military indonesia demand answer military chief deny u.s. entry