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.