数十个国家的国旗曾悬挂在国务院主中庭上方。一场红白蓝的改造引发了争论。
A Very American Makeover for the State Department’s ‘Hall of Flags’ The flags of dozens of countries had hung above the State Department’s main atrium. A red, white and blue change has sparked a debate.
再见，墨西哥的衔蛇鹰、沙特阿拉伯的剑以及巴巴多斯的断裂三叉戟。你好，星条旗。
Farewell to Mexico’s snake-eating eagle, the Saudi Arabian sword and the broken trident of Barbados. Hello, stars and stripes.
几十年来，与美国保持外交关系的约190个国家的国旗一直悬挂在国务院主中庭上方，以各种符号、生物和色彩迎接访客。
For decades, the flags of the 190 or so countries with which the United States maintains diplomatic relations have hung above the State Department’s main atrium, greeting visitors with a menagerie of symbols, creatures and colors.
然而如今，它们已不复存在。每一面国旗都被一面美国国旗取代，形成了一条长约100英尺的红白蓝旗阵，这可能是除旗帜工厂外星条旗密度最高的地方。为了锦上添花，大厅两端还悬挂了两面巨大的美国国旗，其尺寸是其他旗帜的许多倍。
Today, however, they are gone. Each one has been replaced by an American flag, forming a red, white and blue row perhaps 100 feet long in what could be the highest density of stars and stripes anywhere outside a flag factory. For good measure, two gigantic American flags — many times larger than the others — have also been hung at both ends of the lobby.
这一变化触动了外交圈的敏感神经，许多国务院资深人士称这是特朗普政府炫耀式民族主义的一个尴尬象征。
The change has touched a nerve in diplomatic circles, where many State Department veterans call it an embarrassing symbol of the Trump administration’s showy brand of nationalism.
但特朗普政府官员及其盟友暗示，一些国务院官僚与他们所处理的国家关系过于亲密，并将这些国家的利益与美国利益混为一谈。
But Trump officials and allies have suggested that some State Department bureaucrats have grown too cozy with the countries they handle, and have confused their interests with those of the United States.
“这是一个很好的提醒，提醒我们为谁工作——美国人民！”副国务卿克里斯托弗·兰道（Christopher Landau）在6月29日新旗帜阵列揭幕时，在X平台上配发照片并写道。
“It’s a good reminder of who we work for — the American people!”Christopher Landau, the deputy secretary of state, posted on X beneath a photo of the new flag array, when it was unveiled on June 29.