Cheney’s office responds to Chavez slip-up.

As ThinkProgress reported yesterday, Vice President Cheney referred to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as the leader of Peru in a speech in Dallas. The Washington Post followed-up with Cheney’s office:

A spokeswoman for Cheney, Lea Anne McBride, said later that Cheney’s reference to Peru was “a simple slip of the tongue.” Referring to Peruvian leader Alan Garcia, she said by e-mail: “Both the president and vice president hold President Garcia and the people of Peru in high regard.”