US embassy in Australia retracts Cookie Monster cat invite

Published October 15, 2018 6:54pm ET



An event invitation accidentally sent out by the U.S. Embassy in Australia went viral Monday for featuring a well-known meme of a cat wearing a Cookie Monster onesie.

The note, entitled “meeting,” was disseminated on behalf of the State Department to an unknown number of recipients, according to the Australian Associated Press.

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