Wiktionary
statesperson
n. 1 A politician who is a leader in national or international affairs. 2 A political leader who promotes the public good or who is recognized for probity, leadership, or the qualities necessary to govern a state.
Usage examples of "statesperson".
Leia pulled a datapad out of the stowage slot on her seat and, with the ease of a practiced statesperson, began to make speech notes.
She would then retire and take up the role of elder statesperson, rather than risk the dubious results of further political wars.
It had taken a select group of forward-thinking statespeople from half a dozen human settled worlds almost two years to finally hammer out a preliminary proposal for establishing closer ties between their respective species.