Washington D.C. – CNN, Sept. 18, 2026
US officials made a rare visit to Myanmar this week to secure the release of an American businessman who had been detained in the war-torn country since June.
The delegation met with officials of Myanmar’s military-backed government in the capital Naypyidaw on Tuesday, according to a US State Department spokesperson.
The meeting was the among the most significant engagements between the US and Myanmar since the military launched a coup in 2021, overturning the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and plunging the country into civil war and economic ruin.
“In those engagements, the US delegation secured the release of a detained US citizen Adam Castillo,” the spokesperson said in a statement. The spokesperson did not say who was part of the delegation, or which Myanmar officials they met with.
