In this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, members of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party gather under portraits of their leader at the party's headquarters while waiting for U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell in Yangon, Myanmar. The highest-ranking American diplomat to visit Myanmar in 14 years offered improved relations Wednesday if its military regime moves toward democracy, putting into action the Obama administration's new policy of engagement with the isolated country. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago

In this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, members of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party gather under portraits of their leader at the party's headquarters while waiting for U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell in Yangon, Myanmar. The highest-ranking American diplomat to visit Myanmar in 14 years offered improved relations Wednesday if its military regime moves toward democracy, putting into action the Obama administration's new policy of engagement with the isolated country.

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  8. Supporters of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, gather on the steps of the Sydney Opera House on October 27, 2009. Supporters joined in a 'Gather for Democracy and Stand for Freedom' initiative to show solidarity with Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma.
  9. Supporters of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, gather on the steps of the Sydney Opera House on October 27, 2009. Supporters joined in a 'Gather for Democracy and Stand for Freedom' initiative to show solidarity with Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma.
  10. Supporters of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, gather on the steps of the Sydney Opera House on October 27, 2009. Supporters joined in a 'Gather for Democracy and Stand for Freedom' initiative to show solidarity with Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma.
  11. Supporters of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, gather on the steps of the Sydney Opera House on October 27, 2009. Supporters joined in a 'Gather for Democracy and Stand for Freedom' initiative to show solidarity with Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma.
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  13. US assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Kurt Campbell (R) stands with Japan's new Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on September 18, 2009. Okada signaled on September 17 that his centre-left government would seek to renegotiate an agreement on US military bases in Japan. The US has 47,000 troops stationed in the country, more than half on Okinawa island where, under a 2006 agreement, a new US base is due to be built by 2014, a plan opposed by many residents.
  14. US assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Kurt Campbell (L) talks with Japan's new Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (R) at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on September 18, 2009. Okada signaled on September 17 that his centre-left government would seek to renegotiate an agreement on US military bases in Japan. The US has 47,000 troops stationed in the country, more than half on Okinawa island where, under a 2006 agreement, a new US base is due to be built by 2014, a plan opposed by many residents.
  15. Kurt Campbell, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on 'US Policy Toward Burma: It's Impact and Effectivenesson' on September 30, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
  16. Kurt Campbell, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on 'US Policy Toward Burma: It's Impact and Effectivenesson' on September 30, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

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