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U.S. Officials In Myanmar Granted Access To Suu Kyi...Suu Kyi to meet with a senior American official. In August, visiting U.S. Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia met her and also held talks with Thein Sein and top junta chief Senior Gen. Than Shwe. Suu Kyi, 64, has been detained for 14 of the past... In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, United States, Thein Sein, Washington, U.N., and Democracy |
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L.A. Times - Opinion Blog | August 14, 2009
Sen. Webb's visit could signal renewed relations with Burma
Sen. Jim Webb (D-Virginia) arrived in Myanmar earlier today and will meet with the country's leader, Senior Gen. Than Shwe, marking the first diplomatic visit a U.S. official to the junta-controlled country in more than a decade. The...
In this article: Burma, Jim Webb, Aung San Suu Kyi, Hillary Clinton, United States, Democracy, Los Angeles Times, Ban Ki-moon, United Nations, and Than Shwe
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L.A. Times - Asia | August 31, 2009
Thousands of Myanmar refugees stream into China
...attack on a domestic upstart. This month, Democratic Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia was given rare access to supreme military leader Senior Gen. Than Shwe as well as detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Webb also was able to secure the...
In this article: Burma, China, Aung San Suu Kyi, Jim Webb, Beijing, John Yettaw, Communist Party, National League for Democracy, and London School of Economics and Political Science
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CNN | November 04, 2009
U.S. diplomats meet with pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi
...uninvited to her home in Yangon. In August, U.S. Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia flew to Myanmar to secure Yettaw's release and became the first American official to meet with junta leader Senior Gen. Than Shwe. CNN will use the information you...
In this article: United States, Burma, John Yettaw, Aung San Suu Kyi, Yangon, and E mail
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America.gov | August 17, 2009
U.S. Welcomes Release of American Citizen from Burmese Prison
" Webb (Democrat from Virginia), who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, became the first U.S. leader to meet with Burma's head of state, Senior General Than Shwe, during his August 14-15 visit to the country. He...
In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, John Yettaw, Jim Webb, United States, Burma, Democracy, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Than Shwe
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | August 16, 2009
Ailing US man tested after Burma jailing
...to return home. Yettaw flew to Bangkok on Sunday with Senator Jim Webb of Virginia, who held rare talks in Burma with the junta's reclusive Senior General Than Shwe and with Suu Kyi during a high-profile, three-day trip. Webb said he...
In this article: John Yettaw, Aung San Suu Kyi, Jim Webb, Burma, Bangkok, United States, Than Shwe, Asthma, Epilepsy, and Seizure
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San Diego Union-Tribune | August 19, 2009
US man heads home after release from Myanmar jail
...scheduled for next year, which will be the first in two decades. When Webb, a Democrat from Virginia, visited Myanmar last weekend he was given unprecedented access. He held rare meetings with both Suu Kyi and the country's reclusive...
In this article: John Yettaw, Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar, Jim Webb, Democracy, Bangkok, U.S., Missouri, and Nyan Win
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NPR | August 15, 2009
Senator Wins Release Of U.S. Prisoner In Myanmar
...lakeside home. August 15, 2009 Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia finished a two-day visit to Myanmar by obtaining the release of American John Yettaw and meeting with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Webb met with Myanmar's reclusive...
In this article: Jim Webb, Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi, John Yettaw, U.S., Than Shwe, Thein Sein, Democracy, and United Nations
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Sen. Jim Webb secures release of jailed American in Myanmar
...in a military compound in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (Associated Press / August 15, 2009) Reporting from Bangkok, Thailand - Virginia Sen. Jim Webb won the release of an American prison inmate in Myanmar on Saturday, a day in which he held rare...
In this article: Jim Webb, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, John Yettaw, Than Shwe, Democracy, Rash, Thant Myint-U, and Pacific
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The Commonwealth of Virginia (help=no) is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" because it is the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents. The geography and climate of the state are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which are home to much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond; Virginia Beach is the most populous city and Fairfax County the most populous political subdivision. The state population is nearly eight million.
The area's history begins with indigenous settlements, and the founding of the Virginia Colony in 1607 by the Virginia Company of London as the first permanent New World English colony. Land from displaced Native American tribes, including the Powhatan, and slave labor each played significant roles in Virginia's early politics and plantation economy. Virginia was one of the Thirteen Colonies in the American Revolution and joined the Confederacy in the American Civil War, during which Richmond was the Confederate capital and the state of West Virginia separated. Although traditionally conservative and historically part of the South, both major national parties are competitive in modern Virginia.
- Name:
- Virginia
- Also Known As:
- Old Dominion; Mother of Presidents
- Capital:
- Richmond
- Language:
- English 94.6%, Spanish 5.9%
- Motto:
- Sic Semper Tyrannis (Latin)
- Largest City:
- Virginia Beach
- Governor:
- Timothy M. Kaine (D)
- Lieutenant Governor:
- Bill Bolling (R)
- Total Area:
- 110,785.67
- Latitude:
- 36° 32′ N to 39° 28′ N
- Longitude:
- 75° 15′ W to 83° 41′ W
- Elevation Lowest Point:
- 0
- Lowest Point:
- Atlantic Ocean
- Elevation highest point:
- 1,747
- Highest Point:
- Mount Rogers
- Admittance Date:
- June 25, 1788
- Time Zone:
- Eastern: UTC−5/−4
- Demonym:
- Virginian
- Median Income:
- $59,562
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