Kurt M. Campbell
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Why Obama Will Meet with a Leader of Burma's Junta...her continued detention has angered the West. But not everyone was available to meet Campbell: junta supremo General Than Shwe stayed holed up in his army bunker, snubbing the visiting American. (Although he holds the title of Prime Minister,... In this article: Burma, Barack Obama, Kurt Campbell, Thein Sein, United States, U.S. State Department, Aung San Suu Kyi, Asia, and Singapore |
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New Kerala | November 04, 2009
US envoy meets Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi
...fair. On Tuesday, Campbell and Marceil met Myanmar Information Minister Kyaw Hsan, Science and Technology Minister U Thaung, and representatives of the Election Commission in Naypyitaw, 350 km north of Myanmar's old capital Yangon. They...
In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, Kurt Campbell, US, Thein Sein, Yangon, Barack Obama, and Naypyitaw
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | November 06, 2009
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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Guardian Unlimited | November 09, 2009
Burma may free Aung San Suu Kyi
...minister, Thein Sein, but not Than Shwe, the general who has ruled the country for the last 17 years. They also met Aung San Suu Kyi. Obama will meet Asean leaders this weekend during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in...
In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, Kurt Campbell, Barack Obama, Asean, Thein Sein, US, and Rangoon
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Suu Kyi leaves house for US meeting
Today's meeting came a day after Campbell and Marciel held exploratory talks with senior figures in the Burmese junta, including the prime minister, Thein Sein, but not Than Shwe, the general who has ruled the country for the last 17 years.
In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, US, Kurt Campbell, Burma, Democracy, Barack Obama, Rangoon, and Washington
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Reuters | November 03, 2009
U.S. delegation in Myanmar for rare talks with junta
...toward reforms and a sign of whether the U.S. engagement can really be effective. "Avoiding Campbell means the senior general is not ready to compromise. I think he will fall short of the expectations of the new U.S. administration," said a...
In this article: Burma, United States, Kurt Campbell, Than Shwe, China, Aung San Suu Kyi, Yangon, Naypyidaw, and Washington
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Dr. Kurt M. Campbell is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), which was launched in January 2007. He concurrently serves as Director of the Aspen Strategy Group and the Chairman of the Editorial Board of the Washington Quarterly, and is the Founder and Principal of StratAsia, a strategic advisory company focused on Asia. Prior to co-founding CNAS, he served as Senior Vice President, Director of the International Security Program, and the Henry A. Kissinger Chair in National Security Policy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
On June 26, 2009, Dr. Campbell was confirmed as Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. CNAS announced on June 30 that President Barack Obama sworn him in formally into his position.
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