Thursday, December 1, 2011

Pics from Burma: Hillary Meets Aung Sang Suu Kyi ... and more!

Mme. Secretary's day in Burma was a flurry of activity. Long awaited, her meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi took place at the residence of the U.S. Chief of Mission in  Yangon. She also toured the centuries-old Shwedagon Pagoda there where she poured water on a statue of Buddha, a ritual meant to make one feel good,  placed flowers before another statue of Buddha,  and  rang an enormous bell for good luck.  In the capital, Nay Pyi Taw,  she met President Thein Sein and his wife Khin Khin Win as well as members of parliament, one of whom appears to have bowed to her quite deeply