Jim Webb
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US diplomatic initiative on Burma...all who "unclench their fist". Senator Jim Webb, a leading proponent of engaging Myanmar who met in August with junta supremo Than Shwe, said he was encouraged by Campbell and Marciel's visit to Myanmar. He said that the administration... In this article: Burma, United States, Aung San Suu Kyi, Kurt Campbell, Barack Obama, Democracy, Asia, and Hillary Clinton |
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | October 22, 2009
US govt to send delegation to Burma
...progress on democracy and human rights. In August, Burma's military leader Than Shwe held an unprecedented meeting with a visiting US senator, Jim Webb, a leading advocate of engaging the junta. Webb also met with Suu Kyi. A State...
In this article: Kurt Campbell, Burma, United States, Joseph Crowley, Aung San Suu Kyi, Democracy, National League for Democracy, and US Senator
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | November 04, 2009
U.S. Diplomat Meets Myanmar's Top Dissident
...leader. A recent exception occurred when Senator Jim Webb, a Virginia Democrat who is a leading advocate for revising American policy toward Myanmar, visited in August and met with both Gen. Than Shwe and Mrs. Aung San Suu Kyi. Mr....
In this article: Burma, United States, Aung San Suu Kyi, United Nations, Than Shwe, Thailand, Democracy, and National League for Democracy
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BBC News | November 02, 2009
US diplomats seek facts in Burma
...say the charges were trumped up to keep her out of the way during elections in 2010. The month before, US Senator Jim Webb visited Burma and had an unprecedented meeting with junta leader Than Shwe which helped secure the release of John...
In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, US, Burma, Thein Sein, Rangoon, Kurt Campbell, Than Shwe, and John Yettaw
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Washington Times | October 25, 2009
State Dept. deploys 'proxy' diplomats for crises
...and that's very important." Mr. Webb in August went to Myanmar, where he met with political dissident Aung San Suu Kyi and Gen. Than Shwe, the head of the military junta that is keeping her under house arrest. While Mrs. Suu Kyi remains a...
In this article: Hillary Rodham Clinton, John Kerry, Hamid Karzai, Detainee, John Yettaw, State Department, and Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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New hope
...gap left by Western isolation. 'Pragmatic engagement' Soon after the trial ended, Senator Jim Webb became the most senior US official to meet Burma's top general, Than Shwe. He was also allowed to see Aung San Suu Kyi - something even...
In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, US, European Union, UN, Thant Myint-U, Than Shwe, and Barack Obama
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CNN | November 03, 2009
U.S. diplomats land in Myanmar
...of Myanmar's military junta. In August, U.S. Senator Jim Webb became the first American official to meet with Myanmar's junta leader, Senior Gen. Than Shwe, when he went there to secure Yettaw's release. Screen nameSelect one with 3-12...
In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, United States, John Yettaw, E mail, Hillary Clinton, and Than Shwe
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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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James Henry "Jim" Webb, Jr. (born February 9, 1946), is the senior Senator from Virginia. He is also an author and a former Secretary of the Navy under President Ronald Reagan. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
A 1968 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Webb served as a Marine Corps infantry officer until 1972, and is a highly decorated Vietnam War combat veteran. During his four years with the Reagan administration, Webb served as the first Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, then as Secretary of the Navy.
Webb won the Democratic nomination for the 2006 Virginia Senate race by defeating Harris Miller in the primary, then won the general election by defeating the Republican incumbent George Allen. Webb's thin margin in the general election (less than 0.5%) kept the outcome uncertain for nearly two days after polls closed on November 7, 2006, and provided the final seat that tilted the Senate to Democratic control.
Webb is also an author of many books, stating that "I've written for a living all my life, so writing is as much a part of me as working out."
- Birth Date:
- February 09, 1946
- Birthplace:
- Saint Joseph, Missouri
- Religion:
- Non-denominational Protestant
- Residence:
- Falls Church, Virginia
- University Attended:
- Occupation:
- U.S. Marine, Author, Screenwriter
- Political party:
- Democratic
- Allegiance:
- United States of America
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