Joe Biden refers to Cambodia as Colombia in front of Cambodian PM, just weeks after Rishi Sunak blunder
US President Joe Biden yesterday referred to Cambodia as Colombia.
He met PM Hun Sen in Phnom Penh, which is hosting a summit of ten South East Asian countries.
Biden, 80 next week, said: “I want to thank the PM of Colombia for his leadership as ASEAN chair.”
This comes weeks after Biden was mocked for stumbling over Rishi Sunak’s name in a speech praising the new PM’s appointment as a “groundbreaking moment”.
The 79-year-old said: “Just today, we’ve got news that ‘Rashid Sanook’ is now the prime minister.
“As my brother would say, ‘Go figure!’”
Speaking during a ceremony at the marking the Hindu festival of he called it “pretty astounding” and a “groundbreaking moment”.
Sunak, 42, is a practising Hindu and the first non-white PM.
later tweeted: “Congratulations to on becoming Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
“Together, I look forward to enhancing our cooperation on issues critical to global security and prosperity, including continuing our strong support for .”