date:Aug 11, 2014
bans and naming an ambassador to Burma for the first time since 1988 -- as the Obama administrations way to encourage acceleration of legal, economic and constitutional reforms.
Hopeful Signs
The move to relax some sanctions against Myanmar came as the countrys lawmakers reached out to political dissidents and lifted repressive measures imposed by the former military junta, creating an opening for foreign companies.
In the 2013-2014 fiscal year that ended March 31, contracted foreign direct