Tony Blair served as Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1997 to 2007. He was also the leader of Britain's Labour Party (1994 to 2007) and the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield, England (1983 to 2007). As Prime Minister, Mr. Blair transformed Britain's public services through a program of investment and reform, resulting in better academic achievements for children, faster access to health care, and improved survival rates for cancer and coronary heart disease patients.

Mr. Blair is also widely credited for his contribution towards the Northern Ireland Peace Process, helping to negotiate the Good Friday Agreement and deliver a power-sharing government.

Mr. Blair currently works for the USA, UN, Russia and EU as the Quartet Representative, helping the Palestinians prepare for statehood as part of the international community's peace effort. He is an advocate of a values-based, activist and multilateralist foreign policy - an agenda that combines intervention in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo and Sierra Leone with action on climate change, global poverty, Africa and the Middle East Peace Process.

He launched the Tony Blair Faith Foundation to promote understanding between the major faiths and increase understanding of the role of faith in the modern world. He has also launched the Tony Blair Sports Foundation.