People to Know
A
- Madeleine Albright (1937–):
- U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (1993–97) and U.S. secretary of state (1997–2000) under President Bill Clinton.
- Tariq Aziz (1936–):
- Iraqi foreign minister and lead negotiator during the 1991 Persian Gulf War who was captured by coalition forces during the 2003 Iraq War.
B
- James Baker (1930–):
- U.S. secretary of state during the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
- Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (1914–1982):
- Older cousin of Saddam Hussein and Baath Party leader who served as the president of Iraq from 1968 to 1979.
- Osama bin Laden (1957–):
- Saudi-born Muslim cleric who formed the Al Qaeda terrorist group and organized the September 11, 2001, attacks against the United...
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