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Chelsea to accompany

Clinton on South Asia

tour

NEW YORK: Chelsea, the daughter of President Clinton will accompany him during his forthcoming visit to Pakistan, India and Bangladesh while Hillary Clinton will not come because of her busy schedule in the election campaign for the senate elections from New York, according to the reports published in different papers here.

It will be Chelsea's second trip to South Asia as she went to India and Pakistan with Hillary on a goodwill visit in April 1995.

Chelsea will have time off for spring break at Stanford University. White House Press Secretary Joe Lockhart said Chelsea would not be the first lady's stand-in at official events.

"I don't know what she'll do but she'll serve the role she normally serves as the president's daughter," Lockhart said.ÑPPI