SAfrica-Mandela-US Mandela to visit US for two weeks JOHANNESBURG, May 8 (AFP) - South African former president Nelson Mandela was to leave for the United States on Monday for a two-week visit which may include a meeting with President Bill Clinton, his office said. Mandela’s first stop in the United States will be in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Tuesday for the launch of the Nelson Mandela School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, the office said in a statement. Later in the day, Mandela will be awarded two honorary degrees, one from Southern University and the other from the Louisiana State University. Mandela is due in New York on Monday next week to address the Jewish Community Relations Council and International House, a tertiary institution. His office said Mandela was hoping to pay a courtesy call on President Clinton in Washington next week Tuesday, but the White House had not yet confirmed a time for the meeting. According to the statement, Mandela wants to brief Clinton on the Burundi peace process, which the 81-year-old statesman is mediating, and particularly on his recent visit to the Burundian capital Bujumbura. On May 18 Mandela will address the American Jewish Committee, after which he will be decorated with the committee’s American Liberties Medallion, his office said. Mandela is expected back in South Africa on May 19. bur/ef/gd ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------