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Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician, who served as Prime Minister from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007 and the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007. On the day he stood down as Prime Minister and MP, he was appointed official Envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East on behalf of the United Nations, the European Union, the United States and Russia.

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From left, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov,  U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton talk to each other posing for a family photo after the news conferences in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.

From left, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton talk to each other posing for a family photo after the news conferences in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.

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From left, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov,  U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton talk to each other posing for a family photo after the news conferences in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.

From left, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton talk to each other posing for a family photo after the news conferences in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.

AP 

From left, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov,  U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton pose for a family photo after the news conferences in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.

From left, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton pose for a family photo after the news conferences in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.

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L to R: Former British premier Tony Blair, who is the special envoy for the Middle East Quartet, and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, take their seats at a press conference after talks in Moscow on March 19, 2010. The International Quartet on the Middle East urged Israel to freeze all settlement activity and expressed deep concern about the situation in Gaza, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.

L to R: Former British premier Tony Blair, who is the special envoy for the Middle East Quartet, and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, take their seats at a press conference after talks in Moscow on March 19, 2010. The International Quartet on the Middle East urged Israel to freeze all settlement activity and expressed deep concern about the situation in Gaza, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.

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L to R: Former British premier Tony Blair, who is the special envoy for the Middle East Quartet, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton attend a press conference after talks in Moscow on March 19, 2010. The International Quartet on the Middle East urged Israel to freeze all settlement activity and expressed deep concern about the situation in Gaza, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.

L to R: Former British premier Tony Blair, who is the special envoy for the Middle East Quartet, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton attend a press conference after talks in Moscow on March 19, 2010. The International Quartet on the Middle East urged Israel to freeze all settlement activity and expressed deep concern about the situation in Gaza, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.

AFP 

L to R: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Former British premier Tony Blair, who is the special envoy for the Middle East Quartet, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon take their seats at a press conference after talks in Moscow on March 19, 2010. The International Quartet on the Middle East urged Israel to freeze all settlement activity and expressed deep concern about the situation in Gaza, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.

L to R: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Former British premier Tony Blair, who is the special envoy for the Middle East Quartet, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon take their seats at a press conference after talks in Moscow on March 19, 2010. The International Quartet on the Middle East urged Israel to freeze all settlement activity and expressed deep concern about the situation in Gaza, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.

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L to R: Former British premier Tony Blair, who is the special envoy for the Middle East Quartet, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov take their seats at a press conference after talks in Moscow on March 19, 2010. The International Quartet on the Middle East urged Israel to freeze all settlement activity and expressed deep concern about the situation in Gaza, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.

L to R: Former British premier Tony Blair, who is the special envoy for the Middle East Quartet, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov take their seats at a press conference after talks in Moscow on March 19, 2010. The International Quartet on the Middle East urged Israel to freeze all settlement activity and expressed deep concern about the situation in Gaza, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.

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L to R: Former British premier Tony Blair, who is the special envoy for the Middle East Quartet, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton stand for a proup photo at a press conference after talks in Moscow on March 19, 2010. The International Quartet on the Middle East urged Israel to freeze all settlement activity and expressed deep concern about the situation in Gaza, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.

L to R: Former British premier Tony Blair, who is the special envoy for the Middle East Quartet, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton stand for a proup photo at a press conference after talks in Moscow on March 19, 2010. The International Quartet on the Middle East urged Israel to freeze all settlement activity and expressed deep concern about the situation in Gaza, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.

AFP 

L to R: Former British premier Tony Blair, who is the special envoy for the Middle East Quartet, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton stand for a proup photo at a press conference after talks in Moscow on March 19, 2010. The International Quartet on the Middle East urged Israel to freeze all settlement activity and expressed deep concern about the situation in Gaza, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.

L to R: Former British premier Tony Blair, who is the special envoy for the Middle East Quartet, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton stand for a proup photo at a press conference after talks in Moscow on March 19, 2010. The International Quartet on the Middle East urged Israel to freeze all settlement activity and expressed deep concern about the situation in Gaza, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.

AFP 

L to R: Former British premier Tony Blair, who is the special envoy for the Middle East Quartet, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, attend a press conference after talks in Moscow on March 19, 2010. The International Quartet on the Middle East urged Israel to freeze all settlement activity and expressed deep concern about the situation in Gaza, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.

L to R: Former British premier Tony Blair, who is the special envoy for the Middle East Quartet, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, attend a press conference after talks in Moscow on March 19, 2010. The International Quartet on the Middle East urged Israel to freeze all settlement activity and expressed deep concern about the situation in Gaza, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.

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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair gestures before the talks in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Tony Blair is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair gestures before the talks in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Tony Blair is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.

AP 

From left, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton enter a hall for talks  in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.

From left, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton enter a hall for talks in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.

AP 

From left, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov,  former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton  enter a hall for talks  in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.

From left, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton enter a hall for talks in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.

AP 

From left, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair enter a hall for talks  in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.

From left, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair enter a hall for talks in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.

AP 

L to R: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (hidden), Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Former British premier Tony Blair, who is the special envoy for the Middle East Quartet, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton enter a room for a meeting in  Moscow on March 19, 2010. The international Quartet for the Middle East met in a bid to revive the peace process despite tensions after Israel's announcement of new settler homes and a deadly rocket attack.

L to R: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (hidden), Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Former British premier Tony Blair, who is the special envoy for the Middle East Quartet, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton enter a room for a meeting in Moscow on March 19, 2010. The international Quartet for the Middle East met in a bid to revive the peace process despite tensions after Israel's announcement of new settler homes and a deadly rocket attack.

AFP 

From left, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov,  former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton  enter a hall for talks  in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.

From left, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton enter a hall for talks in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.

AP 

From left, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton enter a hall for talks  in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.

From left, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton enter a hall for talks in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.

AP 

From left, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair enter a hall for talks  in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.

From left, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair enter a hall for talks in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.

AP 

L to R: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (hidden), Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Former British premier Tony Blair, who is the special envoy for the Middle East Quartet, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton enter a room for a meeting in  Moscow on March 19, 2010. The international Quartet for the Middle East met in a bid to revive the peace process despite tensions after Israel's announcement of new settler homes and a deadly rocket attack.

L to R: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (hidden), Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Former British premier Tony Blair, who is the special envoy for the Middle East Quartet, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton enter a room for a meeting in Moscow on March 19, 2010. The international Quartet for the Middle East met in a bid to revive the peace process despite tensions after Israel's announcement of new settler homes and a deadly rocket attack.

AFP 

L to R: UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Former British premier Tony Blair, who is the special envoy for the Middle East Quartet, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton enter a room for a meeting in  Moscow on March 19, 2010. The international Quartet for the Middle East met in a bid to revive the peace process despite tensions after Israel's announcement of new settler homes and a deadly rocket attack.

L to R: UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Former British premier Tony Blair, who is the special envoy for the Middle East Quartet, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton enter a room for a meeting in Moscow on March 19, 2010. The international Quartet for the Middle East met in a bid to revive the peace process despite tensions after Israel's announcement of new settler homes and a deadly rocket attack.

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From left, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov,  U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton talk to each other posing for a family photo after the news conferences in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.

From left, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton talk to each other posing for a family photo after the news conferences in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.

AP 

From left, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov,  U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton talk to each other posing for a family photo after the news conferences in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.

From left, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton talk to each other posing for a family photo after the news conferences in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.

AP 

From left, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov,  U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton pose for a family photo after the news conferences in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.

From left, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton pose for a family photo after the news conferences in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.

AP 

L to R: Former British premier Tony Blair, who is the special envoy for the Middle East Quartet, and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, take their seats at a press conference after talks in Moscow on March 19, 2010. The International Quartet on the Middle East urged Israel to freeze all settlement activity and expressed deep concern about the situation in Gaza, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.

L to R: Former British premier Tony Blair, who is the special envoy for the Middle East Quartet, and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, take their seats at a press conference after talks in Moscow on March 19, 2010. The International Quartet on the Middle East urged Israel to freeze all settlement activity and expressed deep concern about the situation in Gaza, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.

AFP 

L to R: Former British premier Tony Blair, who is the special envoy for the Middle East Quartet, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton attend a press conference after talks in Moscow on March 19, 2010. The International Quartet on the Middle East urged Israel to freeze all settlement activity and expressed deep concern about the situation in Gaza, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.

L to R: Former British premier Tony Blair, who is the special envoy for the Middle East Quartet, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton attend a press conference after talks in Moscow on March 19, 2010. The International Quartet on the Middle East urged Israel to freeze all settlement activity and expressed deep concern about the situation in Gaza, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.

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