

Warm welcome: President Obama uses a traditional greeting to say hello to democratic activist Kyi

Political handshake: Kyi is a controversial character in her country as she opposes the military junta that controls the majority of the country but has been embraced by the international community

Arrival: Obama waves upon arriving at the residence of the Myanmar democracy activist

World stage: Obama and Aung San Suu Kyi speak to the media at her residence in Yangon

Friendly: Obama kisses Suu Kyi as he visited the country to encourage dramatic political reforms

Affection: Obama kisses Aung San Suu Kyi at her residence - in another example of his hands-on diplomacy

Affectionate: Obama and Suu Kyi shake hands after speaking at her residence in Yangon

Close: Obama and Suu Kyi smile at the residence where she was held under house arrest for two decades

Both sides: The President also met with Myanmar's President Thein Sein during the six-hour trip

Making a point: The President said that while the country has grown in recent years, there is still a lot of work that needs to be done

Affection: The visit to Myanmar came after Obama met Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in Bangkok

Quite the crowd: Throngs of supporters lined the street as the presidential motorcade drove through Yangon

Acting like a local: President Obama visited the Shwedagon pagoda as part of the whirl-wind trip

Paying respects: The visit is of great symbolic significance as Obama is the first American president to ever visit

Tour: President Obama and Clinton walk through the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar on Monday

Opulent: Obama tours the Shwedagon Pagoda in a U.S. president's first visit to the country

In waiting: Obama's motorcade is parked outside the Shwedagon Pagoda as he takes a tour

Together: Clinton and Suu Kyi sit together as Obama speaks at University of Yangon

Ready: Obama arrives to speak at Yangon University in Yangon, Myanmar during the six-hour trip

United: In his speech, he showered praise on the country for its reforms towards democracy

Next stop: Obama receives a floral tribute upon his arrival at Phnom Penh International Airport in Cambodia

Welcome: Obama with Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen before the ASEAN-U.S. leaders meeting

Business: Obama, fourth from left, is in Cambodia for the ASEAN-U.S. leaders' meeting at the Peace Palace

Together: With Obama are (left to right) Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen and Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah

Getting to work: Obama walks to his seat during the East Asia Summit at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh

New frontiers: President Obama arrived in Myanmar with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday morning

Greetings: Myanmar, also known as Burma, was rife with human rights violations but has been becoming more democratic under the new government

Embracing: A young girl in traditional dress hands the President a bouquet at his arrival

Welcoming: Students lined the streets for Obama's arrival, and he is expected to meet with the nation's prime minister and democracy advocates, and close with a speech at the University of Yangon

Unusual pairing: Obama's visit was to last just six hours, but it carries significant symbolism, reflecting a remarkable turnaround in the countries' relationship

Expectations: Obama will meet separately in Myanmar with Prime Minister Thein Sein, who has orchestrated much of his country's recent reforms

Taking it all in: The president walks off the plane after being greeted by a local official

Saluting the welcomers: Clinton waves to fans after driving off in the motorcade

Happy Hillary: Myanmar is close to Clinton's heart as she has met repeatedly with Suu Kyi
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