New York, June 08: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani arrived here yesterday on a week-long visit to the United States during which he will hold wide-ranging discussions with top Bush administration officials, including on India's peace initiative with Pakistan, and interact with think tanks, editors of major news papers and the Indian community in Washington, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. Advani will leave for Washington today where he is slated to meet Vice President Dick Cheney, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, attorney general John Ashcroft and secretary for homeland security tom ridge. A meeting with President George Bush might also take place though it is not on the agenda. Advani would impress upon the American leadership that Pakistan needs to end cross border terrorism, which is essential for the Indian peace initiative to succeed. The visit assumes significance as it comes close on the heels of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's talks with US President George W Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Jacques Chirac and Chinese President Hu Jintao in St. Petersburg last week. Bureau Report