She came to Indonesia as the new Secretary of State, and she came, she said, as a friend. Hilary Clinton met Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and later told the press that she "wanted Jakarta’s advice and counsel about how to reach out not only to the Muslim world but to Asia and beyond." This overture from Barack Obama’s administration signaled the direction U.S. policy will take toward the fourth most populous nation on Earth.