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Secretary Clinton Welcomes Burmese Civil Society Delegation
Media Note
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington,
DC
February 8,
2012
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At the State Department today, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton greeted Burmese comedian and recently-released former political prisoner Zaganar, National League for Democracy women’s empowerment activist Khin Than Myint, and National Democratic Front Kachin ethnic minority rights activist Daw Bauk Gyar. The visitors discussed political prisoners, women’s rights, and the situation of ethnic minorities in Burma with senior officials. Secretary Clinton previously met Zaganar in Rangoon where he participated in a civil society roundtable in December 2011. This is the delegation’s first visit to the United States.
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