APEC Nations Heads of State Pronouncer Sheet

  • Singapore 2009
    Nov 9, 2009

    ASEAN Secretariat: Dr.  Surin Pitsuwan (SIR-in PIT-soo-ahn)

    Australia:  Kevin Rudd

    Brunei:  His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddualah  (Sul-tan BOWL-kee-ah) or simply (Sultan of  BREW-nigh)

    Canada:  Stephen Harper

    Chile: Michelle Bachelet (Mee-shell Bah-shell-let (hard L))

    China: Hu Jintao (WHO jin-tao)

    Indonesia:  Susilio Bambang Yudhuyono (SOO-sil-ee-oo  BAM-bahng YOU-dee-oh-no)

    Japan: Yukio HATOYAMA (yu-key-o ha-to-ya-ma)

    Malaysia: Dato' Sri Mohd. Najib Bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak (Prime Minister NAH-jib RAH-zak)

    Mexico: Felipe Calderon (feh-lee-pay Cal-der-rone)

    New Zealand:  John Key

    Papua New Guinea:  Michal Somare  (Michael so-MAR-ay)

    Peru: Alan Garcia (a-lan gar-see-ah)

    Philippines: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Gloria mah-kah-PAH-gal AH-roy-oh)

    Russia:  Dmitry Medvedev (dee-MEE-tree MED-veh-dev)

    Singapore:  Lee Hsien Loong  (Lee SEH-yen LUH-ng)

    South Korea: Lee Myung-bak (LEE MEE-ung-back)

    Taiwan: Ma Ying-Jeou (Mah ying-joh)

    Thailand:  Abhisit Vejjajiva (Ab-HIS-it Veh-JAH-jee-VAH)

    United States:  Barack Obama

    Vietnam:  Nguyen Minh Triet (Win Ming Chet)