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Martti Ahtisaari

European heads of state gather for a formal photograph with the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh (7th from right) in the White Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace 12 March to mark the two-day European Conference. Back Row (left to right): Jurgen Trumpf, Council of Ministers; Mats Bergquist, Swedish Ambassador; Dr Antonio Guterres, Portugese Prime Minister; Dr Jerzy Buzek, Polish Prime Minister; Wim Kok, Dutch Prime Minister; Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg; Gediminas Vagnorius, Lithuanian Prime Minister; Guntars Krasts, Lativan Prime Minister; Romano Prodi, Italian Prime Minister; Berti Ahern, Taoisheach of Ireland; Gyula Horn, Hungarian Prime Minister; Costas Simitis, Greek Prime Minister; Helmut Kohl, German Chancellor; Lionel Jospin, French Prime Minister; Paavo LIpponen, Finish Prime Minister; Mart Siiman, Estonian Prime Minister; Gunnar Ortmann, Danish Foreign Secretary of State. Front Row (left to right): Dr Vladmir Meciar, Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic; Dr Janez Drnovsek, Slovenian Prime Minister; Jose-Maria Aznar, Spanish Prime Minister; Jaques Santer, President European Commission; Jose Maria Gil-Robles, President European Parliament; Emil Constantinescu, Romanian Prime Minister; Jacques Chirac, French President, Tony Blair, British Prime Minister; HRH Queen; HRH Duke of Edinburgh; Glafcos Clerides, Prime Minister of Cyprus; Martti Ahtisaari, Finish President, Viktor Klima, Federal Chancellor of Austria; Jean-Luc Dehaene.

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About Martti Ahtisaari

Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari (pronounced [ˈmɑrt:i ˈoivɑ ˈkɑleʋi ˈɑhtisɑ:ri]) (born 23 June 1937) is a former President of Finland (1994–2000), 2008 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and United Nations diplomat and mediator, noted for his international peace work.

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