President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence spoke to nearly 30 foreign leaders that have called to offer congratulations after the historic election on Nov. 8, according to a press release from Trump’s transition team.
The 29 world leaders who have spoken to Trump and Pence, according to the press release are:
- President of Argentina, Mauricio Macri
- Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull
- Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau
- President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping
- President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
- President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
- Prime Minister of Denmark, Lars Løkke Rasmussen
- Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr. Angela Merkel
- President of France, François Hollande
- Prime Minister of Ireland, Enda Kenny
- Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu
- Prime Minister of Italy, Matteo Renzi
- Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzō Abe
- King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein of Jordan
- Prime Minister of Lebanon, Saad Al Hariri
- President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto
- Prime Minister of New Zealand, John Key
- His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar
- Prime Minister of the Republic of India, Narendra Modi
- President of the Republic of Korea, Park Geun-hye
- President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
- President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin
- King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia
- Prime Minister of Turkey, Binali Yildirim
- President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko
- President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May
Secretary General to the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon
Prior to the press release, Trump took to Twitter to blast reports about a chaotic transition and noted he has spoken to many world leaders.
The failing @nytimes story is so totally wrong on transition. It is going so smoothly. Also, I have spoken to many foreign leaders.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 16, 2016
I have recieved and taken calls from many foreign leaders despite what the failing @nytimes said. Russia, U.K., China, Saudi Arabia, Japan,
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 16, 2016
Australia, New Zealand, and more. I am always available to them. @nytimes is just upset that they looked like fools in their coverage of me.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 16, 2016
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