Article updated: 11/17/2012 6:54 PM

You say Myanmar; we say Burma

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A man looks at a wall painting Saturday created by Myanmar graffiti artists to welcome U.S. President Barack Obama on a street in Yangon, Myanmar.

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President Barack Obama's landmark visit to Myanmar, known by the U.S. as Burma, brings up an unusual problem of protocol: What does he call it?