Al Jazeera 3 weeks ago

US 'ready to improve Myanmar ties'

Campbell and his deputy, Scot Marciel, are the highest-ranking American diplomats to visit Myanmar, also known as Burma, since 1995, when Madeleine Albright, the then-UN ambassador, made an official visit. Full Article at Al Jazeera

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  1. Aung San Suu Kyi
  2. Kurt Campbell
  3. Barack Obama

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Related Quotes

  1. We see this visit as the start of direct engagement between the US and Myanmar government
    Nyan Win – Nyan Win SOURCE: Zee News 3 weeks ago
  2. Mr. Campbell's visit is the beginning of new U.S engagement policy toward Myanmar. This is the first step of the engagement but we have to see what comes out of the new engagement policy
    Nyan Win – Nyan Win SOURCE: China Post 3 weeks ago
  3. Mr. Campbell's visit is the beginning of new U.S. engagement policy toward Myanmar. This is the first step of the engagement but we have to see what comes out of the new engagement policy
    Nyan Win – Nyan Win SOURCE: Wall Street Journal 3 weeks ago
  4. Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell and Deputy Assistant Secretary Scott Marciel are scheduled to travel to Burma Nov. 3 and 4
    – Robert Wood SOURCE: People's Daily Online 4 weeks ago
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