Burma/Myanmar

The Leaderboard: Federica Mogherini

Who is she? Federica Mogherini, 41, is the newly appointed high representative for foreign affairs and security policy and vice president of the European Commission. A socialist Italian politician and political scientist, in February she became the youngest foreign minister in…

The Leaderboard: U Ye Htut

Who is he? U Ye Htut was most recently spokesman of the president’s office and deputy minister of information of Myanmar. Formerly a lieutenant colonel in the army, Ye Htut has served in military commands along the Thai-Myanmar border and…