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Hu Jintao (simplified Chinese: 胡锦涛; traditional Chinese: 胡錦濤; pinyin: Hú Jǐntāo; Wade-Giles: Hu Chin-t'ao) (born 21 December 1942) is currently the Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China, holding the titles of General Secretary...

Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso (born Lhamo Döndrub) (Tibetan: ལྷ་མོ་དོན་འགྲུབ་; Wylie: Lha-mo Don-'grub; (simplified Chinese: 拉莫顿珠; traditional Chinese: 拉莫頓珠; pinyin: Lāmò Dùnzhū) (born...

Jean-Pierre Raffarin listen (help·info) (born 3 August 1948) is a French conservative politician and senator for Vienne.

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Wu Yi (simplified Chinese: 吴仪; traditional Chinese: 吳儀; pinyin: Wú Yí; born November 1938 in Wuhan, Hubei, China) was one of four Vice Premiers of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, overseeing the country's economy until March 2008. Known as...

Kim Gye Gwan (b. July 6, 1943 in North Pyongan) is a North Korean diplomat. His official position is Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is the leading figure in international talks over the country's nuclear weapons...

Frank Rudolph Wolf (born January 30, 1939) is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia's 10th congressional district. He is the most senior of Virginia's eleven Congressmen, having served since 1981.

Yang Jiechi (simplified Chinese: 杨洁篪; traditional Chinese: 楊潔篪; pinyin: Yáng Jiéchí; born May 1950 in Shanghai) is the current and the tenth Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China. He was promoted to China's top diplomatic post on April 27,...

Zhou Yongkang (Chinese: 周永康; pinyin: Zhōu YǒngKāng; born December 1942) is a senior leader of the Communist Party of China who is currently serving as the 9th ranked member of the powerful Politburo Standing Committee, and the head of the Central...

Helen Elizabeth Clark (born 26 February 1950), a New Zealand politician and administrator, is the head of the United Nations Development Programme, the third-highest UN position. Clark was the 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand for three consecutive terms from...