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Jim Webb: “We haven't had an ambassador to Burma since 1990, how do you feel about this in terms of affecting your ability to…”

On the recordMarch 15, 2011
We haven't had an ambassador to Burma since 1990, how do you feel about this in terms of affecting your ability to engage the Government and the diplomatic representatives of other countries in Burma?
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Webb questions the impact of not having an ambassador on U.S. engagement in Burma.

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