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First Lady meets Burmese refugees, IRC staff in Thailand [Photo Share]


August 8, 2008
By Kathleen Sands Adams
Laura Bush meets with IRC staff in Thailand Photo: The IRC
Yesterday, First Lady Laura Bush and her daughter Barbara visited a refugee camp in Thailand where the International Rescue Committee works to support Burmese refugees. Kay Bellor, the head of the IRC's Overseas Processing Entity office, which assists people seeking admission to the United States as refugees, gave them a guided tour.
Laura Bush and Barbara Bush meet Burmese refugees IRC photo
Mrs. Bush also sat in on meetings with Burmese refugees who are being considered for resettlement in the U.S. and joined a send-off for families who were leaving the camp to begin new lives in South Carolina. Thanks to IRC colleagues in Thailand who shared these photos.
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