Obama's day: Burma
(Photo: Charles Dharapak, AP)
David Jackson, USA TODAY
President Obama spends Monday promoting democracy.
Obama meets at the White House with President Thein Sein of Burma, also known as Myanmar, which is trying to move past the military dictatorship that has run the country in recent decades.
"Since President Obama's historic trip to Rangoon last November, the United States has continued to advocate for continued progress on reform by President Thein Sein's government, in close cooperation with (activist) Aung San Suu Kyi, civil society leaders, and the international community," says the White House.
Obama and Thein Sein will discuss "the many remaining challenges to efforts to develop democracy," the White House added, including "communal and ethnic tensions" and efforts to bring economic opportunity to the people of Burma.
It's the first U.S. visit by a Burmese leader in 47 years.
Obama also has a string of meetings Monday with senior White House advisers.
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