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|
English |
French |
German |
Italian |
Japanese |
Portuguese |
Russian |
Spanish |
Swedish |
| Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Yes |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
| Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile[1] |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
Yes |
Some[2] |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Benedict XVI, Pope of the Roman Catholic Church[3] |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Unknown |
Yes |
Unknown |
Yes |
Unknown |
| George W. Bush, President of the United States |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No[4] |
No |
| Juan Carlos, King of Spain |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Jacques Chirac, President of France |
Yes[5] |
Yes |
Unknown |
Unknown |
No |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
| Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico |
Yes[6] |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Yes |
Unknown |
| Tarja Halonen, President of Finland |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Unknown |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Annemarie Huber-Hotz, Chancellor of Switzerland[7] |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes & Swiss German |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Romano Prodi, Prime Minister of Italy |
Yes[8] |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Yes |
No |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
| Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation[9] |
Yes |
Unknown |
Yes |
Unknown |
Unknown |
No |
Yes |
Unknown |
No |
| Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister of Sweden |
Yes |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Yes |
| Wolfgang Schüssel, Chancellor of Austria |
Yes |
Unknown |
Yes |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
| Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
- ^ Michelle Bachelet "speaks English, German, French and Portuguese, in addition to Spanish." More Info
- ^ Tony Blair speaks "more than passable" French. More Info
- ^ Benedict XVI can speak a total of 10 languages, including Latin, which is not mentioned here. More info
- ^ George Bush speaks a few words of Spanish, but not enough to be classed as "Some." More Info
- ^ Jacques Chirac speaks fluent English. More Info
- ^ It is presumed that Mr. Calderón speaks fluent English, as he earned a Masters Degree at Harvard University. More Info
- ^ Annemarie Huber-Hotz speaks German, French, English, and Swedish. More Info
- ^ Romano Prodi is presumed to speak English due to the wording of this article. More Info
- ^ Vladimir Putin speaks German and English in addition to Russian. More Info
