November 18, 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:
- President Fernández de Kirchner of Argentina
- President Bachelet of Chile
- Taoiseach Cowen of Ireland
- President Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan
- President Abbas of the Palestinian Authority
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/285383