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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) shakes hands with Myanmar's President Thein Sein during a meeting at the President's Office in Naypyitaw December 1, 2011
Thursday, Dec. 01, 2011

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  • THEIN SEIN,
  • Burmese President, welcomes Hillary Clinton for the first visit to Burma by a sitting U.S. Secretary of State in more than half a century. Clinton said she was "encouraged" by recent policy changes, but challenged leaders to continue and expand reforms
Photo: Damir Sagolj / Reuters | Source: BBC