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Press Release: President-Elect Obama Calls Foreign Leaders Today

November 19, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama today returned phone calls to five world leaders and expressed his appreciation for their congratulations on his election. President-elect Obama spoke with:

  • Colombian President Uribe
  • Nigerian President Yar'Adua
  • Senegalese President Wade
  • South African President Motlanthe
  • United Nations Secretary General Ban

Barack Obama, Press Release: President-Elect Obama Calls Foreign Leaders Today Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/285384

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