The conduct of Ko Yen-sen, the ROC representative in Kuwait who departed for Jordan leaving his fellow nationals behind, caused such public outrage that he earned a serious demerit from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It seems the Taiwan public and Foreign Ministry officials entertain high expectations of personnel stationed overseas.
以駐科威特代表葛延森因未待所有僑民都安全撤離才離開科國，而引起輿論指責，也遭外交部記大過、免職的嚴厲處分來看，國人與外交主管單位對駐外人員的要求與期許都相當高。