CLINTON TAKES A BREAK BEFORE PACIFIC MISSION.Byline: The Boston Globe President Clinton plans to embark Monday on a 10-day trip along the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. , where aides hope he will give a strong boost to the region's environmental movement as well as to U.S. efforts to eliminate many Asian nations' stiff trade tariffs on information technology. The mission is designed around the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation: see under Pacific Rim. Conference, held in the Philippine capital, Manila. President Clinton also will make state visits to Australia and Thailand and meet bilaterally with the leaders of China, South Korea and Japan. The timing of the trip is somewhat trying for Clinton. He left the White House on Friday, minutes after appearing before reporters to announce that he had agreed in spirit to commit U.S. military troops to a U.N. humanitarian mission in Zaire and to keep American troops in Bosnia with fresh replacements. Clinton has also faced some criticism for not appointing a new secretary of state or defense before leaving Washington, D.C., for the trip. He arrived in Honolulu on Friday night for a weekend of relaxation with his wife in a secluded guest house on a local Army base. After publicly stating he yearned for some time off and golf, he encountered cloudy skies, water-soaked golf courses and headlines in the local papers about record, intermittent rainfalls that could continue into early next week. On the flight of more than 10 hours to Hawaii, Clinton, wearing a sweat shirt, jeans and sneakers sneakers Noun, pl US, Canad, Austral & NZ canvas shoes with rubber soles sneakers npl (US) → zapatos mpl de lona; zapatillas fpl , visited with reporters in the back of Air Force One. Yawning yawning a deep, involuntary inspiration with the mouth open, often accompanied by the act of stretching. Repeated yawning in the presence of other signs, may accompany signs of chronic abdominal pain or hepatic disease. , he said he might give more thought to his Cabinet during his trip but wanted a break before making the final decisions. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: President Clinton, on a weekend vacation in Hawaii, limbers lim·bers pl.n. Gutters or channels on each side of a ship's keelson that drain bilge water into the pump well. [Probably alteration of French lumière, one of the limbers, from Old French up on the first tee at the rain-soaked Luana Hills Country Club. Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. |
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