U2 singer Bono plans to travel to Africa with US Treasury Secretary Mr Paul O'Neill in April to see the effects of poverty and AIDS.
The visit is part of Bono's campaign against AIDS and Third World debt.
Mr O'Neill said of Bono: "This is a person who has invested enough of his own time and energy to learn about and go see on the ground what life is like".
During the World Economic Forum in New York last month, Bono and Mr O'Neill participated in a debate over foreign aid to developing countries.
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