New Myanmar President Htin Kyaw, left, sits with outgoing president Thein Sein during a handover ceremony at the presidential palace in Naypyidaw on Wednesday, March 30, 2016. Htin Kyaw, a trusted friend of Nobel laureate Suu Kyi, took over as Myanmar's president Wednesday, taking a momentous step in the country's long-drawn transition toward democracy after more than a half-century of direct and indirect military rule. (Ye Aung Thu/Pool Photo via AP)
