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Podcast: Insight Myanmar
Episode: Mission of Burma
Description: Episode #137: A lifelong Czech diplomat and currently Ambassador to Austria, Jiřà Šitler talks about his career and the interesting ties between his country and Myanmar.He first official task was to negotiate terms for German compensation of Czech citizens who had been victims of forced labor and Nazi war crimes. After this, he was given the Ambassadorship to Thailand. This led to further ambassadorships in Laos, and Cambodia, and eventually the post of Director for Asia in the Czech Foreign Ministry.Šitler describes how Czech President President Havel was sympathetic to the grow...