"We don't take what he says all that seriously," a senior American diplomatic official conceded today, after the latest round of public gaffes.

Finkbeiner has proved to be a very controversial mayor for the city of Toledo due to many of his policies, behavior, and public gaffes (see "Controversy" section).

King never had a strong public profile compared to other members of the Cabinet, but neither did he draw attention to himself by elementary errors or public gaffes.

Day's tenure was marked by a number of public gaffes and apparent publicity stunts, and he was widely portrayed as incompetent and ignorant.

However, Ms. Tourné did eventually resign in 2009 following some public gaffes relating to other prominent Opposition figures.

She later said that she lost confidence in Day after seeing him attack his staffers after a public gaffe.

The resignation occurred following some public gaffes, which included comments widely deemed indiscreet about former President Luis Alberto Lacalle.

In the annals of public gaffes by top economic policy officials, analysts say, Mr. Bernanke's slip was a small one.

Although Bülow denied having read the article, it remained unclear how he could have failed to because of Wilhelm's continuous record of public gaffes throughout his life.

A number of public gaffes, including implying that the Pope had a partner and taking his girlfriend on a tax-payer funded tour of Europe, reduced his effectiveness as Opposition Leader.