September 23, 2008
Ashun Kovida, an Arakanese Monk who is native birth in Ann, was invited to a Freedom Agenda lunch with President Bush on September 23, 2008 on Governors' Island during the UN General Assembly meetings in New York.
The lunch had brought together democratic luminaries and democratic activists from repressive regimes of Burma and provided them with an opportunity to recount how they triumphed over tyranny, share lessons learned and made recommendations to advance liberty more effectively.
The event included a photo opportunity with the President after the event, there were attending only 16 people including the President and his staff during the lunch.
This event was organized by The National Security Council(NSC), which specifically requested to Ashun Kovida as one who attandended as due to his role in Burma's Saffron protests in October 2007.
Source; Ashun Kovida
Ashun Kovida, an Arakanese Monk who is native birth in Ann, was invited to a Freedom Agenda lunch with President Bush on September 23, 2008 on Governors' Island during the UN General Assembly meetings in New York.
The lunch had brought together democratic luminaries and democratic activists from repressive regimes of Burma and provided them with an opportunity to recount how they triumphed over tyranny, share lessons learned and made recommendations to advance liberty more effectively.
The event included a photo opportunity with the President after the event, there were attending only 16 people including the President and his staff during the lunch.
This event was organized by The National Security Council(NSC), which specifically requested to Ashun Kovida as one who attandended as due to his role in Burma's Saffron protests in October 2007.
Source; Ashun Kovida
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