Trump, Pence speak with UAE leaders after election win

Washington - Donald Trump, Mike Pence speak with nearly 30 world leaders including Shaikh Khalifa and Mohammed bin Zayed

US President-elect Donald Trump and his incoming vice president have now spoken to 29 foreign leaders and dignitaries, including UAE leaders and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Trump's aides said Wednesday.
The list of more than two-dozen leaders, which included the previously reported British Prime Minister Theresa May and Russian President Vladimir Putin as well as new names like Erdogan and Modi, was published by Trump's team after a critical report by The New York Times which said the transition was in disarray.
Offices of foreign leaders were blindly dialing in to Trump Tower as they scrambled to get the future president on the phone, according to the daily.
But Trump and his aides insisted on Wednesday that the transition process, including the naming of members of Trump's cabinet, was progressing smoothly.
The following leaders have spoken either with Trump or Vice President-elect Mike Pence to offer their congratulations since their election victory last week:
UAE President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia
The Amir of Qatar, His Highness Shaikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
King Abdullah II of Jordan
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Al Hariri
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
Argentine President Mauricio Macri
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull
British Prime Minister Theresa May
Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau
Chinese President Xi Jinping
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi
Prime Minister of Denmark Lars Lokke Rasmussen
German Chancellor Angela Merkel
French President Francois Hollande
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of Ireland Enda Kenny
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key
Russian President Vladimir Putin
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko
 
 

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