Ohn Gyaw ( my, အုန်းကျော်, ; born 3 March 1932) is a Burmese politician who served as 16th Minister of Foreign Affairs. Ohn Gyaw joined the diplomatic service in 1951, serving in Yugoslavia, Australia, and the

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until 1985, when he was appointed Director of the South and Southeast Asian Division of the

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. In 1988 he became Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and in 1991 was promoted to Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 1998 he was replaced; despite a thawing of relationships between Burma and the outside world during his tenure as Foreign Minister, Ohn Gyaw was seen as a "rigid and, at times, disingenuous champion of the regime" who "lacked innovation". He was replaced by Win Aung. He was in office when Burma won the observer position of

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in July 1996 and full membership in July 1997. He played a key role in Burma becoming a member country and taking the chairmanship of it in 2014.

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1932 births Living people Foreign ministers of Myanmar Government ministers of Myanmar Ambassadors of Myanmar to Yugoslavia Ambassadors of Myanmar to Australia Ambassadors of Myanmar to the Soviet Union {{Myanmar-politician-stub