FACTBOX-Reaction after Britain's Blair says to step down

(Reuters) - Tony Blair announced on Thursday he would step down on June 27 after a decade as prime minister.

Here is some reaction from around the world:

* UNITED STATES:

President George W. Bush:

"I will miss Tony Blair. He is a political figure who is capable of thinking over the horizon. He's a long-term thinker. I have found him to be a man who's kept his word which is sometimes rare in the political circles I run in.

"When Tony Blair tells you something, as we say in Texas, you can take it to the bank. We've got a relationship such that we can have really good discussions - so I'll miss him, he's a remarkable person and I consider him a good friend."

Former president Bill Clinton

"Tony Blair revitalised his party, modernised his country's economy and its approach to social problems, took the lead on global issues from climate change to debt relief to doubling aid to Africa to the quest for peace in Northern Ireland and Kosovo, and started the global Third Way political movement.

"His decade of leadership leaves the people of the UK better off economically, more socially just, more respected for world leadership, and well-positioned for the future. I am glad he was there and grateful for our friendship."