McCain, Obama To Hold First Meeting Since Election Monday

November 17, 2008 7:39 a.m. EST

Washington, D.C. (AHN) - President-elect Barack Obama (D-IL) will meet with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) for the first time since the election on Monday.

Obama-Biden transition spokesperson Stephanie Cutter said in a statement on Friday, "It's well known that they share an important belief that Americans want and deserve a more effective and efficient government, and will discuss ways to work together to make that a reality."

The meeting, which comes a little less than two weeks since election day, will be held at 12:000 pm ET at the Obama transition headquarters in Chicago.

The two former rivals will be joined by Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), who is leaving his post as House Democratic Caucus chair to become White House chief of staff, and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), a close friend of McCain who served as campaign surrogate. Emanuel and Lieberman represented the respective campaigns during negotiations about guidelines for three presidential debates.