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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 ...

By U.S. Mission Burma | 11 June, 2014 | Topics: News

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 ...

By U.S. Mission Burma | 11 June, 2014 | Topics: News

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 ...

By U.S. Mission Burma | 10 June, 2014 | Topics: Press Releases

Gap Inc. Announces Partnership with USAID to Support Women Entrepreneurs

Today at a signing ceremony attended by U.S. Ambassador Derek J. Mitchell and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Chris Milligan, Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) announced that the company is partnering with USAID to invest in the social and economic growth. By producing its products from two factories in Yangon, Gap Inc. becomes ...

By U.S. Mission Burma | 9 June, 2014 | Topics: Press Releases

Visit of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker

Yangon – During her June 6-7 visit, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker met with President Thein Sein, Vice President Nyan Tun, Speaker of the Lower House Thura Shwe Mann, several Union Government ministers, Chair of the Lower House Rule of Law and Tranquility Committee Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, civil society leaders, and executives ...

By U.S. Mission Burma | 7 June, 2014 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages

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