Myanmar U.N. envoy says personal security stepped up amid threat

FILE PHOTO: Myanmar's ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun addresses the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 11, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations, denounced by his country's military rulers, said on Wednesday that an apparent threat had been made against him and U.S. authorities had stepped up his security.

Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun represents Myanmar's elected civilian government, which was overthrown by the military in February. The military leaders fired him in February, but for now he remains the country's U.N. envoy because the United Nations has not acknowledged the military takeover.