“Cute necklace! Bauble Bar?” Biden whispers to Stephanie Carter during her husband’s swearing-in ceremony in February 2015. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Joe Biden is the vice-president of the United States of America, but he is the president of Awkwardly Whispering in Women’s Ears. This morning, Stephanie Carter, the wife of new Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, became the newest victim of Biden’s war on ears when he whispered sweet nothings with his hands planted firmly on her shoulders. This, it seems, is a favorite tactic of ol’ Uncle Joe. Here are eight other times Biden was caught creepily murmuring in ladies’ ears.

“Kiss me, you’re Irish.” Biden whispers to former Irish President Mary McAleese after a meeting on Capitol Hill in 2000. Photo: Stephen Jaffe/AFP/Getty Images

“Let me be the Secretary of State when you win in 2016?” Biden whispers to Hillary Clinton. Photo: MAnnie Garcia/Bloomberg News via Getty Images

“Love your leather vest. Have you seen ‘50 Shades of Grey?’” Biden whispers to an unnamed woman while in Seaman, Ohio in September 2012. Photo: Carolyn Kaster/? Corbis. All Rights Reserved.

“Be real: whose tie do you like better?” Biden whispers to then-Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan in May 2010. Photo: Brooks Kraft/? Corbis. All Rights Reserved.

“Add me on Snapchat.” Biden whispers to Senator Christopher Coon’s daughter during the 2015 Senate swearing-in ceremony. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/? Corbis. All Rights Reserved.

“I need to pat you down to make sure you’re not carrying any weapons.” Biden cozies up to White House Correspondent Amie Parnes during the 2013 White House Christmas party. Photo: Amie Parnes/facebook

“President Rousseff, the Brazilian drought has made me super thirsty.” Biden whispers to Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff during her swearing-in ceremony in January 2015. Photo: Eraldo Peres/? Corbis. All Rights Reserved.

As an added bonus, here’s a photo of Biden trading in his creepy-whisper act for a creepy-kiss-on-the-head one: