Hillary Clinton in Egypt on N. Africa tour

Hillary Clinton in Egypt on N. Africa tour

CAIRO (AFP): U.S. First Lady Hillary Clinton, accompanied by
her daughter Chelsea, arrived on her first visit to Egypt on
Sunday as part of a North Africa tour to campaign for women's
rights and promote U.S. ties with the Arab world.

Hillary was greeted on her arrival at the capital's
international airport by Cairo governor Abdel Rehim Shehata.

From Egypt, the first lady will visit Tunisia and camp in the
Moroccan desert before wrapping up her tour on April 1.

During her stay here, Hillary will dedicate a new hospital in
Cairo, announce a new maternal health and pediatric program and
discuss family planning at a clinic in Luxor.

On Sunday she is set to tour Islamic Cairo, namely the Citadel
overlooking the Egyptian capital and Bab Zuweila Gate in the
Fatimid quarters of Cairo and on Monday she tours Christian
Coptic Cairo and the Ben Ezra Synagogue.

She will address students at the American University in Cairo
on Tuesday before flying to the southern Nile resort of Luxor
where she will visit the Karnak Temple and other pharaonic
landmarks.

In Tunisia on Thursday, Clinton will visit an education and
training center for youths in Tunis that also runs a credit
program for business women.

She will address women's organizations on the work to be done
to improve women's rights and visit religious sites in Kairouan
on Friday.

In Morocco, Clinton will address an education conference,
visit a rural health clinic and talk about religious tolerance in
Marrakesh. She will also visit Fez to inaugurate a maternity
ward, visit a U.S.-supported low income housing site and spend
the night in the desert.