states·man 
(stātsmən)
(stātsmən)n.
1. A man who is a leader in national or international affairs.
2. A male political leader regarded as a disinterested promoter of the public good.
3. A man who is a respected leader in a given field: "a mature statesman of American letters" (Toby Thompson).
statesman·like′, statesman·ly adj.
statesman·ship′ n.