Famous people

What do they have in common?

Barack Obama, President of the United States

President Obama on the phone in his Oval Office, 2011

President Obama of USA The first president of the United States to effectively use social media to reach out to people. (Photo courtesy of the Executive Office of the President of the United States)

UN Secretary GeneralUN Secretary General BAN Ki-Moon

United Nations Secretary (left) attending a World Trade Organization (WTO) conference in 2011

An accomplished international diplomat with an established reputation for modesty and competence. (Photo courtesy of World Trade Organization)

Angela Merkel, German Chancellor

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G8 Summit in 2011

Angela Merkel of Germany Well known to be able to pull people with different views to work together. (Photo courtesy of the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government of Germany)