November 13, 2008
Vice President-elect Biden spoke via telephone this week with several world leaders and expressed his thanks and appreciation for their congratulations on the election.
On Monday, November 10th, the Vice President-elect spoke with:
- Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni
- Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak
- Israeli Likud Leader Binyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu
- Polish President Lech Kaczynski
- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown
- Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair
- Afghan President Hamid Karzai
On Tuesday, November 11th, the Vice President-elect spoke with:
- King Abdullah of Jordan
Barack Obama, Press Release: Calls to World Leaders by Vice President-Elect Biden This Week Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/285181