He’s on a mission, and he’s ready to “shake his bon-bon.”

Livin’ la vida loca, for sure.

AP reports: “On his first visit to the Middle East, Ricky Martin declared he will try to change negative perceptions of Arab youth in the West.”

Martin, whose hits include “She Bangs,” “Shake Your Bon-Bon” and “Livin’ La Vida Loca,” posed for photos with fans, at one point draping over his shoulders a traditional Arab kaffiyeh headscarf with the slogan “Jerusalem Is Ours” written in Arabic on it.

“I had no idea that the kaffiyeh scarf presented to me contained language referring to Jerusalem, and I apologize to anyone who might think I was endorsing its message,” Martin said in a statement released Monday by his New York-based publicist, Ken Sunshine.

Nice work, Ricky. If you’re going to be an ambassador, try not to look stupid or create an international incident.

Talk to Sean Penn.