Trump, Pence Speak with 29 World Leaders Post Election

Donald Trump and Mike Pence at New Hampshire Rally (Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty)
Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty

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.

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