With works chosen by national leaders, prime ministers, and presidents--including Tony Blair, Ariel Sharon, and Gerhard Schröder--this collection of international poetry features world famous names, including Jorge Luis Borges, Rudyard Kipling, Rainer Maria Rilke, William Wordsworth, Kahil Gibran, and Pär Lagerkvist. The volume also includes personal contributions from some of these influential world leaders themselves, such as AJP Abdul Kalam and Ludwig Scotty.