Nusa Dua, Indonesia – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Burma in response to several signs of change in the once-pariah regime, US President Barack Obama announced Friday.

“After years of darkness we’ve seen flickers of progress these last several weeks,” Obama said in Bali, Indonesia, where he is attending a meeting of Asian leaders.

Clinton’s trip was to take place on December 1 and 2, Obama’s office said.

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