| ADAMKUS | Valdas ___, Lithuanian politician who served as president from 1998 to 2003 and 2004 to 2009 (7) |
| CHARLES | French general and STATESMAN WHO SERVED AS PRESIDENT FROM 1959 TO 1969 (7,2,6) |
| DEGAULLE | French general and STATESMAN WHO SERVED AS PRESIDENT FROM 1959 TO 1969 (7,2,6) |
| PERVEZMUSHARRAF | Pakistani general and statesman who served as president from 2001 to 2008 (6,9) |
| EDDIE | Collingwood president from 1998, ... McGuire (5) |
| TYLER | John ___, US Whig statesman who served as president from 1841 to 1845 (5) |
| JACQUES | France's finance minister (1981-4) who served as President of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995 (7,6) |
| ETONIAN | Prince Harry, from 1998 to 2003 |
| TRIMBLE | David, Northern Ireland politician who was its first First Minister from 1998 to 2002 (7) |
| ILIESCU | Ion, politician who has twice served as president of Romania (7) |
| SANTORO | Fabrice, former men's tennis player who, with Michael Llodra, won the Australian Open men's doubles in 2003 and 2004 (7) |
| LIPENG | Chinese Communist politician; prime minister from 1988 to 1998 and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 1998 to 2003 (2,4) |
| ESTRADA | Joseph ___, President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001 |
| GERHARD | German Social Democrat statesman; Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005 (7) |
| PLATINI | Michel, French former footballer who later served as President of UEFA (7) |
| YEARNED | Longed for 1998 to end in style (7) |
| EWING | Winnie, late SNP politician who served as president of the party from 1987 to 2005 (5) |
| DELORS | France's finance minister (1981-4) who served as President of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995 (7,6) |
| MEL | Toronto mayor Mr. Lastman from 1998 to 2003 |
| NRA | Heston was its pres. from 1998 to 2003 |