Nope, he wants to collect autographed copies of all the world’s presidents. To this end, he’s sent upwards of 208 request letters all over the world from Azerbijan to Palestine.

On his personal website, you can track the progress of this political pen pal crusade. President Samuel Schmid of Switzerland was the first to respond to this bizarre request with a personally signed mugshot. Tony Blair responded fifth but only with a faxed signature.

And, the Irish Taoiseach was the ninth premier to reply with a rather dapper portrait and a verified personal signature. It serves as a word of warning to all political lobbyists – if you really want to get Bertie’s ear then move to New York.