As President Barack Obama was sworn into office in Washington DC, another significant American ceremony took place 9,000 miles away. In the Royal Palace of Cambodia, newly appointed US Ambassador Carol Rodley presented her formal diplomatic credentials to Cambodia's King Sihamoni, accompanied by her official gifts; American books fit for a King.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia (PRWEB) February 18, 2009 --` Surrounded by crenulated walls and elaborate tropical gardens, Cambodia's Royal Palace is an exotic world onto itself. Since 1866, this has been the royal abode of this proud nation's monarchs, whose lineage stretches back to the great Khmer Empire that once ruled most of Southeast Asia.
