Nov 5th, 2009 - Washington Post
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BANGKOK -- After a rare trip by high-level U.S. diplomats to Burma, there is was little indication from either nation Thursday about how the Obama administration's overture of engagement had been received.
Burmese state media merely noted that Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Scot Marciel had met Prime Minister Thein Sein during the visit on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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