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Despite the relationship between the two countries being periodically troubled, [12] the United States generally tried to maintain good relations with Burma, for multiple reasons. The country was and remains a strategically important one, being on the Bay of Bengal and bordering both India and China.
The US also re-established ambassador-level relations with Myanmar in 2012 for the first time since 1990. [46] However, the US re-imposed targeted sanctions following the 2017 Rohingya genocide [ 47 ] and the 2021 myanmar coup d'état , [ 48 ] focusing on individuals and companies involved in atrocities and human rights violations.
The United States recognized Burma and established the Embassy of the United States, Rangoon on September 19, 1947, with Earl L. Packer as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. After 1990 the United States appointed no ambassador to Burma in protest against the policies of the military regime. A chargé d'affaires became the head of mission until 2012.
Myanmar absent at the US-ASEAN Summit 2022 in Washington, D.C. ASEAN has blocked Myanmar from participating in regional summits since the 2021 coup. [4] For instance, during the 2022 ASEAN summit, Myanmar's chair remained empty. [5] This condition persisted until New Zealand invited the junta to two ASEAN summits hosted in Wellington in April ...
United States portal This category is for bilateral relations between Myanmar and the United States . The main article for this category is Myanmar–United States relations .
Between May 2000 to March 2009, Than Swe worked in the Ministry of Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs. [1] In July 2012, he was appointed as Myanmar's ambassador to the United States, becoming the first to serve since 2004 and signalling the restoration of full diplomatic ties between the two countries (see Myanmar–United States relations). [3]
Mr. Myaing serves as Managing Director of Myanmar Agri - Tech Carbon Capital Ltd. since 2006 served as an Advisor of Serge Pun & Associates (Myanmar) Limited (also known as SPA (Myanmar) Ltd.) and the Group Public Relations and Protocol Department. since November 2011 he headed the Corporate Secretariat Department at Myanmar. Than Shwe: George ...
On May 4, 2020, his nomination to be United States Ambassador to Burma was sent to the Senate. [5] On August 5, 2020, a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was held on his nomination. [6] On November 18, 2020, his nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote. [7] He was sworn in on December 16, 2020. [4]