article_snippet: During Mrs Obama's trip, President Barack Obama will also visit Cambodia - whose leader, Hun Sen, has a reputation for ruthlessness, and where child prostitution and human trafficking is rife - to highlight a campaign supporting education for girls.
article_snippet: President Barack Obama will then become the first sitting U.S. first lady to visit Cambodia, one of 11 countries participating in the Let Girls Learn initiative.
article_snippet: Cambodia's government is led by Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has a reputation for ruthlessness and little tolerance for dissent.
article_snippet: Cambodia's government also has child prostitution and human trafficking problems.
article_snippet: Evan Medeiros, senior director for Asian affairs at the National Security Council, told reporters that while in Cambodia, President Barack Obama plans to discuss the need for open and inclusive politics and highlight basic values and principles that are important to U.S.
article_snippet: YouTube celebrity Michelle Phan is joining President Barack Obama in Tokyo to help spread awareness for the Let Girls Learn campaign, and pose questions to the first lady submitted through Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.