Tokyo — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is hoping to revitalize U.S. economic and development ties with Southeast Asia as she visits Indonesia on the next leg of her first overseas trip as America’s top diplomat.
In Jakarta today and Thursday, Clinton intends to announce plans to step up U.S. engagement with a region that often felt slighted by the Bush administration.
Clinton also plans to use the visit to continue the Obama administration’s efforts to rehabilitate America’s image abroad, particularly among Muslims. Indonesia is the world’s most populous Islamic nation, and it has personal ties for President Barack Obama, who spent part of his childhood living there.
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