Myanmar's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, center, exits the Inya Lake Hotel after meeting with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, partially seen behind Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Campbell met Suu Kyi on Wednesday in a visit that marked the highest-ranking talks between an American and Myanmar's detained opposition leader in 14 years. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Myanmar's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, center, exits the Inya Lake Hotel after meeting with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, partially seen behind Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Campbell met Suu Kyi on Wednesday in a visit that marked the highest-ranking talks between an American and Myanmar's detained opposition leader in 14 years.

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  2. 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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  7. 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.
  8. French cultural personalities, including British singer and actress Jane Birkin (C) attend a silent gathering to support Myanmar detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi October 6, 2009 in front of the Paris city hall. This event was held to call for the release of the Nobel peace laureate, who has spent much of the past 20 years in detention. Judges rejected an appeal by Suu Kyi against her extended house arrest, on October 2, 2009.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, talks with Japan's new Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo September 18, 2009.
  14. Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, poses with Japan's new Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo September 18, 2009.
  15. Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, right, poses with Japan's new Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo, on Friday, Sept. 18, 2009.
  16. Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, left, talks with Japan's new Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo, on Friday Sept. 18, 2009.

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