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Myanmar first ‘pariah’ to take up Obama engagement

November 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By MATTHEW LEE and BEN FELLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama finally found a taker Friday for his Inauguration speech offer to extend a hand to rogue states “if you are willing to unclench your fist.”

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: Australia, Beijing, Ben Feller, Burma, Chinese Foreign Ministry, Derek Mitchell, Indonesia, Liu Weimin, Michael Posner, Myanmar, Myanmar President Thein Sein, North Korea, Obama, South China Sea, United States, Yet China

Senate confirms first U.S. special envoy to Myanmar as well as Vietnam envoy

August 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Pennington The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed the nomination of the first U.S. special envoy to Myanmar and a new ambassador to Vietnam whose appointment had been blocked for months by lawmakers.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2011, Alex Burgos, David Shear, Democrat Sen, Derek Mitchell, Europe, Hague Convention, Marco Rubio, Mary Landrieu, Myanmar, President Barack Obama, Republican Sen, SENATE, State Department, Vietnamese, Vol 30 No 33 | August 13 - August 19, adoption

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi welcomes U.S. envoy nomination

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi says she hopes that a new U.S. special envoy to Myanmar will be able to help

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Asia, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, Derek Mitchell, Myanmar, National League, New Year, North Korea, President Barack Obama, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29, YANGON

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