Biden will also speak Friday to Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, another traditional first conversation for a new US leader. Once in office, the foreign leader calls at first seemed more organized. Foreign leadersAdministration officials said they do not expect foreign leaders to start visiting the White House in the near term. Under Trump, foreign leader visits also fell off during the pandemic, though some -- including Poland's hard-right leader and Israel's Netanyahu -- did make the trek. "I did invite President Biden to Ireland," Martin told Christiane Amanpour.

Source: CNN January 22, 2021 21:45 UTC