U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) talks to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh at the Presidential Palace in Sanaa January 11, 2011. Reuters/Khaled AbdullahWhy Hillary Clinton Made A Surprise Stop In Yemen -- Christian Science Monitor
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Yemen's president today, as well as locals at a town-hall meeting, in a bid to demonstrate that US support extends beyond counterterrorism.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton paid an unannounced visit to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa today, highlighting the country's rising importance in US foreign policy despite a sometimes rocky relationship.
Ms. Clinton, the first US secretary of State to visit Yemen in more than 20 years, addressed the precarious balance between Washington’s counterterrorism needs and the Yemen’s domestic agenda, on which terrorism is but one concern. The country is also facing quickly depleting oil and water reserves, the Arab world's poorest economy, a southern secessionist movement and weak rule of law in its rural areas.
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