The visit has been welcomed as a positive change in Washington's Burma policy, from one of isolation to engagement.

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He has repeatedly said he favors engagement. But does a Nobel Prize translate into political capital in world capitals?

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The video has revived a debate over rules of engagement in wartime and how to protect noncombatants.

VOA: standard.2010.04.06

"After 20 years of working with students, we are seeing unprecedented levels of engagement and creativity like we have not seen in 20 years,"

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He said President Obama's message of engagement has been well received in the Middle East.

VOA: standard.2009.04.26

We have sought in word and deed a new era of engagement with the world.

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Later,he told reporters that the debate in Western countries regarding engagement in Afghanistan should be reason for concern for both the current and future Afghan governments.

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"Together,we have a responsibility to foster engagement grounded in mutual interest and mutual respect,"

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The United States has recently changed its Burma policy from isolating the military government to direct engagement in hopes that it will improve its human rights and allow for democracy.

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"we have said that this is a dual track effort there has been an engagement track which we have been very actively engaged in, but there is also a pressure track,"

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The visit to Damascus by U.S.envoy Mitchell is another step in what has been a cautious effort by the Obama administration to draw Syria into diplomatic engagement after years of strained relations.

VOA: standard.2009.06.09

He underscores the importance of the state and society being able to identify and encourage talented and critical thinkers, adding that young people should be raised in an atmosphere of intellectual freedom and civic engagement.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

In the face of such skepticism, members of the Engagement Project hope their proposed new strategies will help guide the Obama Administration to a more productive dialogue between the United States and the Muslim world.

VOA: standard.2009.04.24

He noted,however,that the U.S. considers Iran to be an important player related to Afghanistan, and sees the issue as a very productive area for engagement in the future Anticipating President Barack Obama's Strategic Review on Afghanistan and Pakistan, Mohammad Mehdi Akhonzadeh said Iran expects measurable change, not rhetoric from the United States.

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"To have us back away from those in order to get some kind of engagement seems to me, makes no sense because appeasement has never worked before and it seems to me to fly into that danger zone of appeasement, which is not wise policy,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

The State Department said Monday the administration still has a hand extended to Iran despite the chilly reaction by Iran's supreme leader to Mr.Obama's videotaped holiday greeting to Iran late last week, in which he said the United States seeks honest engagement with Iran's Islamic government based on mutual respect.

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