It is hard to find a US ambassador in any part of the world who has not embraced the challenge of mastering these communication technologies. Most have a Twitter or Facebook account, or post frequently on YouTube, in order to keep the public in the countries where they serve (and at home) informed of their daily activities, or occasionally their thinking about an issue or even their mood.
但新的工具触手可及。世界各地的美国大使均已欣然接受了掌握这些通信技术所带来的难题。他们多数已经开通了Twitter或Facebook账户，或者频繁地在YouTube上发帖，目的是让所在国（以及美国本土）民众了解他们的日常活动，偶尔表达对某个问题的看法，甚至表露他们的心情。国务院估计其工作人员在世界各地与超过1500万人直接沟通。令人难以置信的是，超过330,000人“喜欢”正面临个性化挑战的国务院的Facebook网页。