JAKARTA (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton's nomination as U.S. secretary of state could prove tricky for Indonesia, a key ally in Southeast Asia in the U.S.-led war on terror, because of a past funding scandal and her stance on trade and human rights.
Indonesia welcomed Barack Obama's presidential election victory, as he spent part of his childhood in Jakarta, and many Indonesians hope he will forge closer ties with Southeast Asia's largest democracy and biggest economy.
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