U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Rangoon, Burma November 19, 2012, becoming the first US head of state to visit the Asian nation.
Obama Visits Burma
![Crowd cheers as US President Barack Obama arrives at opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's home in Rangoon, Burma, Nov 19, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1345F765-1B7B-4A3A-A872-471438A67421_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Crowd cheers as US President Barack Obama arrives at opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's home in Rangoon, Burma, Nov 19, 2012.
![A man holds a sign reading: "Help to bring peace" as people line the street to see U.S. President Barack Obama in Burma, Nov. 19, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/EED62369-B268-4392-999D-1B08DD6A0566_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man holds a sign reading: "Help to bring peace" as people line the street to see U.S. President Barack Obama in Burma, Nov. 19, 2012.
![US President Barack Obama speaks to reporters as he tours Shwedagon Pagoda with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Rangoon, Burma, Nov 19, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/B58EA71A-26A0-44F5-87A9-D18A3AA5A2E9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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US President Barack Obama speaks to reporters as he tours Shwedagon Pagoda with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Rangoon, Burma, Nov 19, 2012.
![U.S. President Barack Obama tours the Shwedagon Pagoda with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Rangoon, Burma, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/14CD8004-B17A-48C2-8A41-0778ABE0E57C_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. President Barack Obama tours the Shwedagon Pagoda with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Rangoon, Burma, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012.