Barack H. Obama, President of the United States of America His story is the American story — values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others. With a father from Kenya and a More →
Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Berrocal, President of Panama Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Berrocal (born 11 March 1952, in Panama City) is the 46th and current President-Elect of the Republic of Panama after winning the 2009 Panamanian Presidential election. He is a Panamanian politician and businessman of Italian descent from his father’s side. Martinelli is the son of Ricardo Martinelli Pardini and Gloria More →
Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico A native of Morelia, Michoacán, President Felipe Calderón was born on August 18, 1962. He obtained a law degree from the Escuela Libre de Derecho, and an MA in Economics from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México and in Public Administration from the University of Harvard. President Felipe Calderón occupied top positions in the party, such More →
Alvaro Colom Caballeros, President of Guatemala Álvaro Colom Caballeros (born 15 June 1951 in Guatemala City) is the President of Guatemala for the 2008-2012 term. He is the leader of the social-democratic National Union of Hope (UNE). Early years Colom is the son of Antonio Colom Argueta and Yolanda Caballeros Ferraté, being the fourth of five siblings. Manuel Colom, a More →
Oscar Rafael de Jesus Arias Sanchez, Former President of Costa Rica Born to an upper class family in the province of Heredia, Óscar Arias concluded his secondary schooling at the Colegio Saint Francis in the capital city of San José. He then enrolled in Boston University with the intention of studying medicine, but he soon returned to his home country More →
Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper was sworn in as Canada’s 22nd Prime Minister on February 6, 2006. Mr. Harper was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1993 federal election as the Reform Party’s candidate in Calgary West. He left Parliament in 1997 to become Vice President (and later President) of the National Citizens’ Coalition, More →
Hon. Dean O. Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize The Hon. Dean O. Barrow was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Belize on Friday, February 8, 2008. Mr. Barrow was first elected to the House of Representatives at the 1984 general election as the United Democratic Party candidate in the Queen’s Square electoral division. He served as the Minister of More →