WASHINGTON, Nov 19: US President George W. Bush is sending the head of the US Agency for International Development, Henrietta Fore, to a November 28 UN summit on the economic crisis and is unlikely to attend himself, the White House said on Wednesday.

“The president is not expected to travel to Doha for the conference next weekend,” said spokesman Tony Fratto.

“Henrietta Fore, the administrator of the US Agency for International Development and Director of Foreign Assistance, will lead the US delegation to the conference,” he said. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has summoned more than 20 heads of state and governments to Doha Nov 28 to discuss the global financial crisis.—AFP