Slideshow: Witness to History

Over a two-day period, for the first time since 1955, a United States Secretary of State visited Burma, now called Myanmar. There were the usual meetings with government officials in the new capital of Nay Pyi Taw, and a tour of a beautiful ancient pagoda, but the highlight of the visit was the long-awaited encounter between Hillary Rodham Clinton and opposition leader and Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. First they dined together at the American Mission in Rangoon and the next day Secretary Clinton visited the lakeside home where Suu Kyi was held under house arrest for approximately 15 years. These are two amazing women each of whom has made history in her own way. Seeing them meet for the first time was bearing witness to history.