PHUKET, Thailand - Former US presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush were due in Thailand Saturday on the first stop on their tour of Asian nations hit by December's catastrophic tsunamis. The former US leaders were due to arrive at the tourist island of Phuket at about noon (0500 GMT) and travel on to the devastated fishing village of Baan Nam Khem to assess reconstruction efforts in Thailand's hardest-hit province of Phang Nga.
Clinton and Bush, appointed by President George W. Bush to head private fundraising efforts in the wake of the tsunami, are also to visit Indonesia, Sri Lanka and The Maldives. |