Obama Meets with Aung San Suu Kyi in the Oval Office
U.S. President Barack Obama met with Nobel Peace Prize winner and Burmese pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the Oval Office at the White House today.
Suu Kyi Gets Historic Washington Welcome
Washington rolled out a red-carpet welcome on Wednesday for Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, who was to hold talks with President Barack Obama and finally receive Congress’s highest honor.
About Aung San Suu Kyi
The daughter of Burma’s former democratic leader, and a non-violent defender of human rights and freedom, Aung San Suu Kyi (pronounced Ong Son Su She) was elected to the Presidency of Burma in 1990 by more than 80% of the popular vote. A military junta refused to allow the elected...