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Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi set for US visit
Source: BBC
Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to travel to the United States in September, in her first trip there in more than 20 years.
She will receive awards from a think-tank and the US Congress, reports said.
She would also be invited to meet government officials, the State Department said, without expanding.
Ms Suu Kyi recently visited Europe for a 17-day tour during which she received her Nobel Peace Prize, 21 years after it was awarded.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18881492
