“Toward a Free and Democratic Burma”
Remarks by the U.S. Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs
I am honored to be here atthis conference organized by the Brookings Institution, the National Endowmentfor Democracy, and the Church World Service. I am pleased to share with you the[President George W.] Bush Administration’s hope and expectation that Burma will oneday be free and democratic. Today, thecurrent state of affairs in that country falls significantly short ofinternational standards. Indeed, we have just passed the point that marks 10full years of house arrest for Aung San Suu Kyi — a Nobel Laureate who remainsunlawfully detained. However, while it is important to describe and condemn thehuman rights abuses in Burma,we also…
