Person

Adam Castillo

1. BBC: US official met Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyidaw in September; some business figures delisted from sanctions

   BBC reported that US Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research Michael Vance met Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing in the capital Naypyidaw on Sept 15–16, with the ostensible aim of securing the release of detained US citizen Adam Castillo. The US also removed some Myanmar business figures from its sanctions list. Since the 2021 coup that ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Washington had had almost no official contact with the junta and had imposed targeted sanctions on people judged to support it.

   Oct 21, 2026 Afternoon