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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s choice as top U.S. diplomat for East Asia said Wednesday that the United States is interested in easing its long-standing policy of isolation against military-run Myanmar.
Kurt Campbell, however, told U.S. lawmakers at his Senate confirmation hearing that Myanmar’s heavy-handed treatment of detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi hinders any U.S. effort to change course and engage the ruling junta in Myanmar, also called Burma.
The outcome of Suu Kyi’s current trial will be a major consideration as the Obama administration reviews policy on Myanmar, Campbell said.
