Mr. Gambari was also a research fellow at the Brookings Institution, Washington, D.

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Ibrahim Gambari, the United Nations special envoy to Myanmar , paid his first visit to the country since August.

ECONOMIST: Politics this week

This week Mr Gambari reported back to the United Nations Security Council.

ECONOMIST: Myanmar

The U.N. special envoy, Ibrahim Gambari, headed for Myanmar at Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's request to try to promote a political solution and reconciliation efforts.

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What would matter is if the UN Security Council passed a resolution, perhaps prodded by Mr Gambari who will give a briefing, probably on Friday.

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So far, Mr Gambari's reception in Asian capitals has been lacklustre.

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Yet earlier this month, a senior United Nations official, Ibrahim Gambari, visited Myanmar, and was allowed to see Aung San Suu Kyi, the opposition leader, who is under house arrest.

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Mr. Gambari is married and has three children.

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