(ROUGH CUT ONLY - NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />U.S. President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton departed Myanmar on Monday (November 19) to fly to Cambodia.<br/> <br />Obama on Monday became the first serving U.S. president to visit Myanmar, trying during a six-hour trip to strike a balance between praising the government's progress in shaking off military rule and pressing for more reform.<br/> <br />Obama's Southeast Asian trip, less than two weeks after his re-election, is aimed at showing how serious he is about shifting the U.S. strategic focus eastwards as America winds down wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The so-called "Asia pivot" is also meant to counter China's rising influence.<br/> <br />In Cambodia, Obama is set to meet leaders of Southeast Asian states and partner countries.
