President Bush will be visiting that capital on his Asian trip this week.

"Don't put that on me," said Mr. Cohen, who was called back from an Asian trip to do last-minute lobbying.

The Asian trip that he canceled "does have some very important aspects, particularly the Japanese leg, because it affects jobs for America."

By the end of their Asian trip, they knew what they were going to serve.

Mr. Bush condemned the situation as a "tragedy" at a new conference on Dec. 19, before his Asian trip.

"There was one slide on the Asian trip," Mr. Walker said.

She is also planning an Asian trip to study haiku along with finding ways to meld her lyrics with tabla beats.

Mr. Christopher's Asian trip will resume after the current talks, officials said.

Indeed, throughout his Asian trip, Mr. Bush spoke bluntly yet courteously in a way that was refreshing.

About a week ago, Mr. Welch left for his Asian trip.