Foreign Leaders
- Dino (short for Dinosaur) – Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada
- Pootie-Poot, Ostrich Legs – Vladimir Putin, President and former Prime Minister of Russia
- Bandar Bush – Bandar bin Sultan, ambassador to the United States from Saudi Arabia
- Landslide – Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Man of Steel – John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia
- Shoes – Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of Italy
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