Simon Ateba is Chief White House Correspondent for Today News Africa. Simon covers President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. government, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other financial and international institutions in Washington D.C. and New York City.
United States President Joseph R. Biden Jr. spoke with President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines on Wednesday to congratulate him on his election, the White House said.