Politics | Hillary Clinton Underscoring Its New Cachet, Clinton Drops In on Yemen Seeking to develop non-military relations By Polly Davis Doig Posted Jan 11, 2011 9:04 AM CST Copied Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton listens to the American ambassador at the US embassy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Monday Jan. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili) Hillary Clinton is in Yemen today on the first visit by a US secretary of state since the late '80s—underscoring the Arabian nation's new importance in the fight against al-Qaeda, reports the Wall Street Journal. "It's not enough to have military-to-military relations" between the two nations, Clinton said. "We need to try to broaden the dialogue." Her one-day visit will also focus on economic development and the preservation of natural resources. The US will send about $130 million in non-military aid this year; that figure was $17 million in 2008. Read These Next A space capsule carrying ashes of 160 people crashed in the ocean. See the best BBQ cities in the US. The death toll in the Texas floods has risen to 27, including 9 kids. Iraq's national game of deception brings out the best bluffers. Report an error