Congratulations and best wishes from all over the globe have been flying into Jakarta to Gov. Joko Widodo.

Because he's moving on: In October he leaves that job to assume the presidency of the world's fourth most populous nation. Not bad for a former furniture salesman!

And not bad for Indonesia! Whether or not "Jokowi" turns out to be a transformational leader, this may well be the country's time in history to begin to emerge as a major global player.