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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: Myanmar President Thein Sein delivers remarks at the School of Advanced International Studies at The Johns Hopkins University May 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. Sein, who has helped push his country away from brutal junta rule and toward political reforms, is the first leader from Myanmar to visit the White House in almost 50 years.
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