Washington: Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has arrived here on her first visit to the US, after being released from house arrest in 2010, during which she will meet President Barack Obama and be honoured with Congress' highest award for her human rights work.
The 17-day visit will be her first to the country since she began her fight for democracy in Myanmar in 1988.
During her visit, the Nobel Peace laureate will be presented with the Congressional Gold Medal. The visit comes as the Obama administration considers easing remaining sanctions on Myanmar.
Suu Kyi, 67, is scheduled to meet top American leaders including, the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, in Washington tomorrow and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in New York later in the week....
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