In this photo released by Thai Foreign Ministry, visiting U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, right, shakes hands with Thailand's Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya during their meeting Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, in Bangkok, Thailand. Webb, of Virginia, is currently on a tour of Southeast Asian countries and was responsible for securing the release of ailing American, John Yettaw, who was spared a seven-year prison sentence in Myanmar. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

In this photo released by Thai Foreign Ministry, visiting U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, right, shakes hands with Thailand's Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya during their meeting Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, in Bangkok, Thailand. Webb, of Virginia, is currently on a tour of Southeast Asian countries and was responsible for securing the release of ailing American, John Yettaw, who was spared a seven-year prison sentence in Myanmar.

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  1. Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds speaks during a campaign stop at Market Square, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, in Alexandria, Va. With Deeds are from right, Sen. Mark Warner, Rep. Jim Moran, Gov. Tim Kaine, Sen. Jim Webb, back far left.
  2. Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds, center, makes fist bump with Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., right, during his last campaign stop at Market Square, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, in Alexandria, Va. Campaigning with Deeds are his candidate for attorney general Steve Shannon, second right, his candidate for lieutenant governor Jody Wagner, and Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., back far left.
  3. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, followed by Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., steps out of an elevator as she makes her way to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009, for a vote, one day after siding with Democrats on a crucial Senate Finance Committee vote on the health care reform bill.
  4. US Senator Jim Webb leads 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.
  5. Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya (C) walks to a meeting room during the 2nd Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' meeting at a hotel in Siem Reap province, 314 kilometres northwest of Phnom Penh, on October 3, 2009. The meeting between foreign ministers from the Mekong River region and Japan was held to promote greater cooperation.
  6. Japanese Foreign Minister Kazuo Kodama (3rd L), Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Dao Viet Trung (2nd L), Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya (L), Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Nam Hong (3rd R), Laos Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thong Loun Sisolith (2nd R) and Myanmar Foreign Minister U Nyan Win (R) stand for a group photo during the 2nd Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' meeting at a hotel in Siem Reap province, some 314 kilometers northwest of Phnom Penh on October 3, 2009. The meeting between foreign ministers from the Mekong River region and Japan was held to promote greater cooperation.
  7. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (C), Japanese Foreign Minister Kazuo Kodama (3rd L), Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya (L) and Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Nam Hong (R) take part in the second Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' meeting at a hotel in Siem Reap province, some 314 kilometers northwest of Phnom Penh on October 3, 2009. The meeting between foreign ministers from the Mekong River region and Japan was held to promote greater cooperation.
  8. Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya (L) ,Vietnam's Deputy Foreign Minister Dao Viet Trung (2nd L) ,cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen (2nd R) and Cambodia's Foreign Minister Hor Namhong attend the second Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' Meeting at a hotel in Siem Reap province, 230km (143 miles) northwest of Phnom Penh, October 3 , 2009.
  9. Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya speaks during the 2nd Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' meeting at a hotel in Siem Reap province, some 314 kilometers northwest of Phnom Penh on October 3, 2009. The meeting between foreign ministers from the Mekong River region and Japan was held to promote greater cooperation.
  10. (L-R) Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya, Vietnam's Deputy Foreign Minister Dao Viet Trung, Japan's Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Hor Namhong , Laos' Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and Myanmar's Foreign Minister U Nyan Win poss for a photo during the second Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' Meeting at a hotel in Siem Reap province, 230km (143 miles) northwest of Phnom Penh, October 3 , 2009.
  11. Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya speaks during the second Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' Meeting at a hotel in Siem Reap province, 230km (143 miles) northwest of Phnom Penh, October 3 , 2009.
  12. Thai Foreign Minister Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya leaves a ministerial meeting held on the sideline of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Singapore on November 12, 2009. Asian economies are aiming rare public criticism at both the United States and China as the dollar's slump against the rigidly controlled yuan reignites trade tensions ahead of a regional summit.

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