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On the recordNovember 18, 2012
I was honored to be the first President to welcome Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to the White House.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at the Residence of Member of Parliament and National League for Democracy Party Leader Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma in...

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