This generation of American diplomats is fast overcoming a reputation for being remote, emotionally distant figures. To be fair, in the past, an ambassador had few opportunities to connect with the host country’s population, apart from the occasional newspaper or television interview, or a photo of a meeting with a host country official or waiting on an airport’s tarmac for a visitor from Washington, DC.
这一代美国外交官正在迅速扭转过去疏远和冷漠的名声。公平地讲，除偶尔接受报纸或电视采访、与所在国官员合影或在机场停机坪迎接来自华盛顿的访问者外，过去的大使很少有机会与所在国民众直接沟通。但现在，美国发表推文的外交官表明根本不缺乏机会沟通。