As of early 2007 (the year of this paper), Ban Ki-moon of South Korea was the UN Secretary-General. He assumed office on January 1, 2007, succeeding Kofi Annan [1, p5]. His first term ended in 2011, and he was re-elected for a second term.

Al Gore, former U.S. Vice President, was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) [2, p2]. They were recognized for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change, with Gore's work on raising awareness about global warming being a key aspect.

Robert Bruce Zoellick was the eleventh president of the World Bank [2, p23]. He served in this position from July 1, 2007, to June 30, 2012, and was therefore the president at the time of this paper in 2009.

Nicolas Sarkozy served as the President of France from May 16, 2007, until May 15, 2012 [2, p22]. At the time of this paper in 2009, he was in his first term as the French President.

François Fillon served as the Prime Minister of France from May 17, 2007, to May 10, 2012, under President Nicolas Sarkozy [2, p20]. Since "Prime Minister of France" is not listed as an option, the correct choice is (d) None of these.

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