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Russia: So what was U.S. diplomat doing at an illegal rally in Moscow?

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... was released after his documents were checked, but some questions remain unanswered. What was the diplomat doing

U.S. Diplomat Meets Myanmar’s Top Dissident and Urges Junta to Work With Her – NYTimes.com

Globo Diplo (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

... her home. Mr. Campbell is the most senior American representative she has met since 1995. via U.S. Diplomat Meets Myanmar’s Top Dissident and Urges Junta to Work With Her – NYTimes.com .

• U.S. Diplomat Meets Myanmar’s Top Dissident - New York Times
• Democracy key to Myanmar, U.S. relations, official says - Houston Chronicle

Zelaya: US-Brokered Pact For Honduran Crisis Fails

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said Friday that a U.S.-brokered pact failed to end a four-month political crisis after a deadline for forming a unity government passed. But the U.S. still thinks the accord can work, and is working to move forward on it, said a State Department official speaking on condition of anonymity because an official statement...

Scant details on reaction to U.S. envoys' Burma visit

Washington Post (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

BANGKOK -- After a rare trip by high-level U.S. diplomats to Burma, there was little indication from either nation Thursday about how the Obama administration's overture of engagment had been received.

Results of U.S.-Burma meeting are unclear

Washington Post (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

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.

US diplomat outlines plans for NZ role

New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

WASHINGTON - The nominee to be the United States ambassador to New Zealand says he hopes for closer ties despite a more than two-decade row over nuclear weapons.New Zealand declared itself nuclear-free in 1986 and refused entry...

Suu Kyi meets senior US diplomat

New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Smiling and joking with photographers granted a rare opportunity to see her in public, the detained Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi held a two-hour meeting with a senior US diplomat in what may mark the beginning of an important...

• Suu Kyi comes out of detention to meet senior US diplomat - The Independent

Zelaya says US-brokered pact has failed to end crisis

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Pact gave both sides deadline to install government in Honduras with supporters of Zelaya and Roberto Micheletti Manuel Zelaya, the ousted president of Honduras, said today that a US-brokered pact had failed to end a four-month political crisis after a deadline for forming a unity government passed. "The accord is dead," Zelaya told Radio Globo from from the Brazilian embassy where he has...

U.S. diplomats meet with Burmese leaders

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

The U.S. wants better relations with military-ruled Burma, also known as Myanmar, if it makes concrete steps toward democracy, a senior American diplomat said Wednesday

US will not lift Myanmar sanctions

San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

The United States, although embarking on a new policy of engagement, will not lift its sanctions on Myanmar unless its ruling generals make concrete progress toward democratic reform, a senior U.S. diplomat said Thursday.

• US will not lift Myanmar sanctions - Sify

US ready to improve Myanmar ties: envoy

France 24 (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

Washington is ready to boost ties with Myanmar but will not lift sanctions until there is progress on democracy, a US diplomat said Thursday after the highest-level talks with the ruling junta in years. US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell and his deputy Scot Marciel held rare meetings with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and premier Thein Sein...

Suu Kyi comes out of detention to meet senior US diplomat

The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

Smiling and joking with photographers granted a rare opportunity to see her in public, the detained Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi held a two-hour meeting with a senior US diplomat in what may mark the beginning of an important shift in the relationship between the two countries.

U.S. Diplomat Meets Myanmar’s Top Dissident

New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

A U.S. diplomat said Washington would improve ties with Myanmar if the country’s military government embraced reconciliation with its democratic opposition.

U.S.-Burma Relations: American Diplomats Visit Suu Kyi

Time (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

The first high-level team of U.S. diplomats to visit Burma in 14 years met with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon on Wednesday

U.S. Presses Myanmar for Fair Vote

Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

U.S. diplomats returned from a rare trip to Myanmar facing a new challenge: How to nurture a budding dialogue with the country's secretive military regime without boosting its legitimacy in the eyes of the outside world.