June 17, 2005
Ambassador Honors Burmese Opposition Leader

 

Ambassador Simonyi attended the 60th birthday celebration of the world's only imprisoned Nobel peace prize recipient, Aung San Suu Kyi, at the US Congress organized by the US Campaign for Burma.

Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi has been  under house arrest for the past two years in Rangoon, Burma.

 


Ambassador Simonyi speaking at the event


Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who has introduced a resolution in Congress honoring Aung San Suu Kyi.