By Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer
Original report from Washington
11 August 2009

US Senator Jim Webb, a Democrat from Virginia, is on a two-week tour to five Southeast Asian countries, including Cambodia, exploring opportunities to advance US interests in the region, officials said.

The senator left on Sunday for a visit to Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia, a statement from his office said.

The US Embassy in Phnom Penh was working on a schedule for Webb to meet with Cambodians on a brief stopover here, officials said.