Nobel laureate and Myanmar's pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, will deliver her first ever address to members of the U.S. Congress this week.

Suu Kyi will not be personally present but has sent a recorded video to be broadcasted during the hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives' Foreign subcommittee focused on Asia and the Pacific.

U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo said Suu Kyi will testify on the human rights conditions in her nation, Myanmar, also known as Burma, including on last year's widely criticized election.

The hearing "will highlight these sham elections and Burma's difficult road ahead," Manzullo, a Republican from Illinois and head of the House subcommittee, said in a statement.

"I am excited to share the videotaped testimony of (Suu Kyi) so everyone can hear of the junta's continued military offenses against ethnic groups and the dire human rights situation in Burma," he added.

Suu Kyi, now 66, has spent most of the past two decades in prison and under house arrest for challenging Myanmar's long-time military junta and for advocating democracy for Burma. She was freed in November last year.

The daughter of Gen. Aung San, a hero of Burmese independence, she won the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize.

Myanmar held its first elections in 20 years last November but members of Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party boycotted the vote, describing it as a sham. Other critics said it was aimed at creating a facade of democracy. The regime had refused to allow international members of media into Myanmar for the vote.

In talks with the United States, the military-backed regime has announced a political transition. But The US said the changes are little more than cosmetic. The US recently urged Myanmar's government forces to cease hostilities after clashes in northern Kachin state.

Suu Kyi, enjoys wide support in the US Congress. In 2008, while under house arrest she was awarded the prestigious Congressional Gold Medal.

Earlier this month, US Sen. John McCain traveled to Asia and met with Suu Kyi and promised her U.S. support for her efforts to promote democracy.