An upcoming mission by senior United States government officials to military- ruled Burma points to Washington’s commitment that engaging with oppressive regimes—than spurning them—is the way forward for change.
The two-day visit by Kurt Campbell, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, and Scot Marciel, deputy assistant secretary, is being seen as a clear sign of the new diplomatic policy U.S. President Barak Obama wants to unveil in the South-east Asian nation, which is also called Myanmar.
This U.S. mission, from Nov. 3 to 4, marks a break from the tough line that the former U.S. administration, under George W. Bush, pursued. Campbell and Marciel, furthermore, will be the highest-ranking U.S. officials visiting Burma after 14 years. The last to do so, in 1995, was Madeline Albright, then U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.Read more
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