Assistant Secretary Russel:to the United States, to see what we are doing, to learn alongside of us and to make your own judgments about what you want to bring back. Sometimes, you bring back ideas about how you can do exactly what your American friends and counterparts are doing. Sometimes, you come back ideas where ... Read More»
U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker’s Remarks
Thank you, Ambassador Mitchell. It is wonderful to be here at a time of such great opportunity for this beautiful country and its people. As President Obama said when he was here in 2012 — the first U.S. President ever to visit Myanmar — the United States values the friendship between our two nations and ... Read More»
Ambassador Mitchell’s remarks at the National Disability Conference
Talking Points: Mingalaba. Good to see so many old friends here this morning. Last year, when I spoke at a similar event, I bought a beautiful painting of a bowl fruit created by a man who painted it with his feet. That painting now hangs in my office at the US Embassy. I ... Read More»
Regional Telephone Conference with Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific Daniel R. Russel
Good evening everyone. Thank you for joining us. This is Paul Watzlavick at the U.S. Department of State Media Hub in Tokyo. Today we have with us Assistant Secretary Daniel Russel, who is in Rangoon attending the ASEAN Senior Official Meetings. He will be talking to us from there to discuss his feedback from the ... Read More»
USAID Partners with Ministry of Construction to Improve Safety on Yangon-Mandalay Highway
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Construction signed a letter of agreement on May 27 to improve the safety of the Yangon-Mandalay Highway. The highway is the main ground route from Yangon to Nay Pyi Taw, through the center of the country. U.S. architecture and engineering experts will train ... Read More»