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Barack Obama visits south-east Asia - in pictures

Obama tour: US President Barack Obama waves at Don Mueang International airport
Obama waves at Don Mueang International airport in Bangkok. He arrived in the Thai capital on Sunday 18 November to start a three-nation tour of south-east Asia Photograph: Pornchai Kittiwongsakul/AFP/Getty Images
Obama tour: Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton at the Wat Pho Royal Monastery
Obama and the secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, listen to the dean of the faculty of Buddhism, Chaokun Suthee Thammanuwat, during a tour of the Wat Pho royal monastery in Bangkok Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images
Obama tour: Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton look at a reclining Buddha
Obama and Clinton look at a reclining Buddha at the Wat Pho royal monastery Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images
Obama tour: President Obama and Yingluck Shinawatra
Obama and Yingluck Shinawatra, the prime minister of Thailand, review troops during a welcoming ceremony outside Government House Photograph: Jack Kurtz/Getty Images
Obama tour: Monks hold a placard to welcome President Barack Obama
Monks hold a placard to welcome Obama at Rangoon International airport. He is the first serving US president to visit Burma Photograph: Minzayar/Reuters
Obama tour: President Barack Obama tours the Shwedagon Pagoda
Obama and Clinton tour the Shwedagon pagoda in Rangoon Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP
Obama tour: President Barack Obama, left, meets with Burma's President
Obama meets his Burmese counterpart, Thein Sein, at the Rangoon parliament building Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP
Obama tour: Local residents gather outside Aung San Suu Kyi's house
Residents gather outside Aung San Suu Kyi's house as Obama holds a meeting with the opposition leader Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images
Obama tour: REUTERS PICTURE HIGHLIGHT
Obama and Aung San Suu Kyi walk together during their meeting Photograph: Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters
Obama tour: President Barack Obama and Aung San Suu Kyi kiss
Obama embraces Aung San Suu Kyi after a press conference at her house Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images
Obama tour: President Barack Obama speaks at Rangoon University's Convocation Hall
Obama speaks at Rangoon University's Convocation Hall Photograph: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP
Obama tour Cambodia: Clinton and Suu Kyi listen to President Obama
Clinton and Aung San Suu Kyi listen to Obama's speech at the university Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters
Obama tour Cambodia: Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton board Air Force One
Obama and Clinton board Air Force One at Rangoon International airport as they prepare to leave Burma Photograph: Soe Than Win/AFP/Getty Images
Obama tour Cambodia: A young Cambodian child holds balloons
A Cambodian child in Phnom Penh holds balloons that say 'SOS' and 'Human Rights' to appeal for help from Obama and Clinton during their visit to the country Photograph: Stephen Morrison/EPA
Obama tour Cambodia: President Barack Obama attends the East Asia Summit
Obama attends the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) summit at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP
Obama tour Cambodia: President Barack Obama poses with ASEAN leaders
Obama poses with Asean leaders. He is the first sitting US president to visit Cambodia Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images
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