WASHINGTON, June 27: President Pervez Musharraf left Washington on Friday for Los Angeles on the remaining two days of his week-long official visit to the United States. He was seen off at the Andrews Air Force Base by senior US officials. In Los Angeles, the president will attend an information technology round-table and address the Rand Corporation as well as members of the Pakistani community.

His address to the Rand Corporation, a think-tank, is significant because it has close working ties with the US administration, including the Pentagon, and several former members of this think-tank hold senior positions in the Bush government.

The president will leave for Berlin on June 29 for an official visit to Germany from June 30 to July 2 before flying to France.