>>> there was an extraordinary meeting today between two of the world's most closely watched women. secretary of state hillary clinton on a trip to myanmar met with the prodemocracy activist and peace prize recipient ang san suu kyi . they stood outside her home where she's been on house arrest for years. they were friendly and seemed thrilled to be in each other's company. secretary clinton spoke about it in an interview with nbc's kristen welker.
>> obviously, you know, i was thrilled to finally meet her. she felt like an old friend that i was seeing again after some long absence. but it was personally incredibly important to me. but it was also substantively important because we have worked with her closely over the last months to make sure that we understood what she thought was happening inside the country, that our policy was aligned with that.
>> what do you think she means to the people here in this country and to the united states efforts to try to help bring about reform here?
>> i think she is so admired because of her steadfast dignity and determination and the fact that she stands on her own for democracy, for freedom and justice. and then because of the connection with her father who was the liberator who achieved independence for burma, there is a sense of continuity and what might have been and what still could be.
>> kristen welker traveling with the secretary of state today. by the way, the last time an american secretary of state visited myanmar it was called burma. and that man was john foster dulles representing president eisenhower back in 1955 .
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