Almost 30 world leaders have talked to Trump-Pence, but not Lee and Duterte

America's President-Elect Donald Trump took to Twitter to slam New York Times for suggesting that his transition team was in disarray and said that he had spoken to many world leaders.

The failing @nytimes story is so totally wrong on transition. It is going so smoothly. Also, I have spoken to many foreign leaders.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 16, 2016

I have recieved and taken calls from many foreign leaders despite what the failing @nytimes said. Russia, U.K., China, Saudi Arabia, Japan,

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 16, 2016

Australia, New Zealand, and more. I am always available to them. @nytimes is just upset that they looked like fools in their coverage of me.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 16, 2016 Soon after, his transition team released a list of world leaders Trump and his Vice President-elect Mike Pence spoke to. According to the list, nearly 30 foreign leaders that have called to offer congratulations after the historic election on 8 Nov. 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 Conspicuously missing from the list are the President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte and the Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong, both strong allies of the USA in South East Asia.