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Bush Center Forum on Leadership, Day 2: from breakfast with Boehner to a gala with Bono

on April 19, 2018

The Dallas Morning News

Watch George W. Bush’s full ‘Spirit of Liberty’ speech

on October 19, 2017

The Washington Post

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June 20, 2017

President and Mrs. George W. Bush to Speak at Graduation of Liberty and Leadership Forum Participants from Burma

President and Mrs. George W. Bush will speak at the graduation of the 2017 class of the Bush Institute’s Liberty and Leadership Forum on Monday, June 26.

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May 16, 2016

President and Mrs. George W. Bush to Speak at Graduation of Liberty and Leadership Forum Participants

Dallas, TX. – President and Mrs. George W. Bush will speak at the graduation of the 2016 class of the Bush Institute’s Liberty and Leadership Forum on May 25. The class is made up of of 18 Young Leaders from Burma (Myanmar) who are contributing to their country’s transition to democracy. Also participating are Phyoe Phyoe Aung and Lin Htet Naing, two Young Leaders of the inaugural class who were unable to attend their graduation in 2015 while imprisoned for peacefully advocating for education reform. Upon their release in April 2016, Aung and Naing were invited to meet with President and Mrs. Bush and to participate in this year’s graduation ceremony. The Bush Institute’s Liberty and Leadership Forum equips young leaders with the knowledge and skills they need to lead in countries where transitions to democracy are occurring. It uses a curriculum focused on the principles of liberal democracy and economic freedom, lessons from other

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April 11, 2016

Statement by President and Mrs. George W. Bush

We join the people of Burma in celebrating the release on Friday of dozens of political prisoners and detainees. We are thankful that Phyoe Phyoe Aung and Lin Htet Naing, young student leaders in the Bush Institute’s Liberty and Leadership Forum, are no longer being held for peacefully advocating for a transparent and accountable education system.

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Laura Bush: United States must stand with Burma

on November 25, 2015

USA Today

Bush Institute hails Myanmar election

on November 16, 2015

Dallas Morning News

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November 10, 2015

Statement by President and Mrs. Bush on the Elections in Burma

"We congratulate the people of Burma for making this step forward on the path to democracy with their national elections. The elections show...

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June 27, 2014

Bush Institute's Human Freedom Initiative Welcomes First Class of Young Leaders from Burma

Today, the George W. Bush Institute at the Bush Center welcomed 18 emerging leaders from Burma as the inaugural Liberty and Leadership Forum...

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Bush Center Forum on Leadership, Day 2: from breakfast with Boehner to a gala with Bono

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President and Mrs. George W. Bush to Speak at Graduation of Liberty and Leadership Forum Participants

Statement by President and Mrs. George W. Bush

Laura Bush: United States must stand with Burma

Bush Institute hails Myanmar election

Statement by President and Mrs. Bush on the Elections in Burma

Bush Center Liberty and Leadership grads taking skills back to Myanmar

Bush Institute activist Phyoe Phyoe Aung arrested in Myanmar

George and Laura Bush Find Their Cause in Myanmar

With Myanmar Comments, Bush Makes Rare Foreign Affairs Foray

At Bush Institute, Burmese got a lesson in democracy

Burmese Visitors Get a Taste of Democracy and Hope

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Burma Goes To School in Big D

Bush Institute's Human Freedom Initiative Welcomes First Class of Young Leaders from Burma

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