Jimmy Carter... the worst president ever. Maybe the second worst. The votes aren't all in yet...
headed Friday to Myanmar and Nepal, hoping to find ways to encourage democracy in the two Asian nations, which are undergoing political transitions.
Carter, 88, will first head to Nepal, where he will encourage political parties to hold delayed elections and to move forward on reconciliation from the civil war, the Atlanta-based Carter Center said in a statement.
The former president will then head to Myanmar to meet politicians and civil society as the erstwhile military regime pushes ahead with reforms that have included an easing of press censorship and the release of prisoners.
Carter's visit comes amid growing concern about religious violence in Myanmar, also known as Burma, where at least 40 people have died in anti-Mohammedan riots led by members of the Buddhist majority.