Visiting Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has received
prestigious Congressional Gold Medal, a rare honour bestowed to any
foreign leader by the U.S. administration.
The National League for Democracy leader also met President Barack Obama
on a day when the U.S. lifted additional sanctions on Myanmar.
“This is one of the most moving days of my life, to be here in a house
undivided, a house joined together to welcome a stranger from a distant
land. This is a moment for which I have been waiting for many years,”
Ms. Suu Kyi said moments after receiving the honour.
An emotional Ms. Suu Kyi also addressed a gathering of top American
lawmakers, in which Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former First
Lady Laura Bush was present.
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