Kurt M. Campbell

...of money to prop up their regime. (See pictures of what lies behind the discontent in Burma.) As part of the policy shift, Kurt Campbell, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, visited Burma earlier...

In this article: Burma, Barack Obama, Kurt Campbell, Thein Sein, United States, U.S. State Department, Aung San Suu Kyi, Asia, and Singapore

...to engage it through high-level talks instead of simply applying sanctions. Earlier this month, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and another State Department official made the highest-level visit to Myanmar in 14 years.

In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, Nyan Win, Myanmar, Than Shwe, United States, Democracy, National League for Democracy, Kurt Campbell, and State Department

...on Tuesday, sending two senior diplomats for the highest-level visit in more than a decade. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia, and his deputy, Scot Marciel, held talks with junta officials...

In this article: Barack Obama, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States, Democracy, Kurt Campbell, Washington, and Asean

...week. But the Obama administration did manage a good demonstration in Burma of how its brand of engagement can and should work. Kurt Campbell, the State Department's top Asia official, traveled to the isolated military dictatorship to...

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...Washington on Wednesday that the United States "had not set any kind of deadline," and a day later Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell sounded a positive note on the alliance. "We are extraordinarily pleased with the preparations,...

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...said the rapprochement was as much about geopolitics and the growing regional influence of China. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell led the U.S. delegation meeting the junta in its new capital, Naypyidaw, before traveling to Yangon...

In this article: Burma, United States, Kurt Campbell, Than Shwe, China, Aung San Suu Kyi, Yangon, Naypyidaw, and Washington

...by its military since 1962 Two senior US officials have begun a fact-finding visit to Burma. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and deputy Scot Marciel hope to hold talks with the ruling junta and pro-democracy leader Aung San...

In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, US, Burma, Thein Sein, Rangoon, Kurt Campbell, Than Shwe, Jim Webb, and John Yettaw