President of foreign country

"He was waiting for a call from the President of a far distant country, and between wondering when the wretched man would telephone, and trying to suppress unpleasant memories of what had been a very long, tiring, and difficult week, there was not much space in his head for anything else."

- Prime Minister's thoughts.

This individual was the President of a far distant country and in 1996 was supposed to call newly elected British Prime Minister.

Behind the scenes

 * Knowing that this individual was the President of a distant country, it can be assumed that it doesn't lie in Europe.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince