“Thank you Boris,” Biden said to the British PM. He then turned to the screen featuring Morrison, saying: “And I want to thank that fellow Down Under. Thank you very much, pal. Appreciate it, Mr. Prime Minister.”

Biden did subsequently address Morrison by name, and a White House official pointed out that the president had most recently spoken with the Australian prime minister on September 2.

Regardless, the Australian media jumped on the apparent slip-up, with the Australian, 9 News, news.com.au, Sky News and others zeroing in on it.

But Biden isn’t the first world leader who may have needed help remembering the Australian prime minister. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was photographed flipping through a crib sheet featuring a photo and notes on Morrison when she met him at a G20 summit in 2018.