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RANGOON, Burma (AP) -- In a striking display of solidarity and sisterhood between two of the world's most recognizable women, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi vowed on Friday to work together to promote democratic reforms in Suu Kyi's long-isolated and authoritarian homeland. Burma's pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, right, and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hug after meetings Friday at Suu Kyi's residence in Rangoon, Burma. Burma's pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, right, and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hug after meetings Friday at Suu Kyi's residence in Rangoon, Burma. Wrapping up a historic three-day visit to Burma, the first by a secretary of State to the Southeast Asian nation in more than 50 years, Clinton and Suu Kyi held hands on the porch of the lakeside home where the Nobel peace laureate spent much of the past two decades under house arrest. Clinton thanked her for her "steadfast and very clear leadership." Suu Kyi has welcomed Clinton's visit and tentatively embraced reforms enacted by Burma's new civilian government. She thanked the secretary and President Obama for their "careful and calibrated" engagement that has seen the United States take some modest steps to improve ties. STORY: Clinton challenges Burma to make change "If we move forward together I am confident there will be no turning back on the road to democracy," Suu Kyi said ...