美国外交官们连日怒问：“蓬佩奥在哪儿？”
美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）报道称，蓬佩奥“死一般”沉默彻底惹怒了美国外交官们。
“黑人之死”招致的抗议种族歧视活动席卷美国，并在全球多国蔓延。这时候，美国外交官们需要蓬佩奥表态，这直接关系到他们的工作。但消息人士称，到目前为止，蓬佩奥拒绝这样做。
As protests against racial injustice engulf America and spread globally, State Department officials have suggested Secretary of State Mike Pompeo address his workforce on the issue that, in many ways, directly impacts their work. So far, he has declined to do so, explained sources familiar with the suggestion.
关于如何弥合美国基本价值观与政府行动间分歧，外交官们几乎没有获得任何指导。这让派驻海外的美国外交官们面对别国同僚关于美国抗议示威的询问时感到“被抛弃”。