Hillary Clinton ‘Like a Blond Condeleezza Rice’: Hugo Chavez

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez mocked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday as a "blond" version of her predecessor, reports Reuters.

Visiting Latin America this week, Clinton said the Obama administration's policies toward the region were helping blunt the criticism of the United States by leftist leaders like Chavez.

"To me, she's like Condoleezza Rice ... a blond Condoleezza," said the Venezuelan, referring to former U.S. president George W. Bush's secretary of state, with whom he exchanged frequent harsh words at long-distance.

Citing comments by Clinton in Brazil, Chavez said she was proving to be equally aggressive. "She comes to Brazil to provoke us, to try and divide us from our brothers."