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Clinton Statement on Death of Dr. Michael Aris 
U.S. Newswire 
28 Mar 12:03 
Clinton Statement on Death of Dr. Michael Aris 
To: National and International desks 
Contact: White House Press Office, 202-456-2100 

WASHINGTON, March 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was 
released today by the White House: 

STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT 

Death of Dr. Michael Aris 

The First Lady and I were saddened to learn of the death of 
Dr. Michael Aris, a scholar of Tibetan and Himalayan Studies 
at Oxford University. We offer our sincere condolences to his 
wife, Aung San Suu Kyi, his sons Alexander and Kim, and other 
family members. 

Dr. Aris's perseverance and dedication to his wife and family, and 
to the cause of human rights and democracy in Burma, earned him the 
respect and admiration of citizens around the world. At this 
difficult time, I want to reaffirm to Michael's family and to all the 
people of Burma that the United States will keep working for the day 
when all who have been separated and sent into exile by the denial of 
human rights in Burma are reunited with their families, and when 
Burma is reunited with the family of freedom. 

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/U.S. Newswire 202-347-2770/ 
03/28 12:03