Bush, Clinton to see tsunami victims

Bush, Clinton to see tsunami victims

WASHINGTON: Former US presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush -- the current president's father -- will visit tsunami-affected countries of South and Southeast Asia later this month, the White House announced Friday.

Clinton and Bush, whom President George W. Bush last month put in charge of efforts to raise private US aid for nations devastated by December's Indian Ocean tsunamis, will lead a presidential delegation to Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and The Maldives, the White House said in a statement.

They will visit the region from February 19-21, the statement added.

Clinton and Bush regularly appear on television advertisements requesting donations for the hundreds of thousands made homeless by the earthquake-triggered tsunamis. -- AFP