The World's Top Statesmen 2015

USAPost & Worldnews top Statesmen of the world for 2015 heading up on the list is China's President Xi Jin Ping.

The selection and nomination to this exclusive list by USAPWN is mainly with the diplomatic work that these leaders shown during the course of the year.

Many world political leaders did not make to the list for various reasons including their decisions to resort to military actions rather than seeking diplomatic solutions to conflicts.

USAPWN believes that Statesmanship requires politicians and leaders to consider their many options to avoid conflicts and military actions to achieve their goals.

Among those in this year’s list nominated are: U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore, Pope Francis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, President François Hollande of France, President Angela Merkel of Germany, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, former Vice President Al Gore of the U.S. and Premier Li Keqiang of China.