马修·李 华盛顿 — — 总统唐纳德·特朗普和国务卿马尔科·卢比奥正考虑解除美国驻希腊大使金伯利·吉尔福耶的职务，原因是一系列报道称她在任职雅典期间及之前曾涉及不当甚至可能违法的行为。
MATTHEW LEE WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are considering firing U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle after a series of reports alleging she has engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before and during her tenure in Athens.
一位美国高级官员周日表示，特朗普和卢比奥对吉尔福耶的所谓行为“极其愤怒”，并可能在本周一哥伦布日假期之后决定采取何种行动。
A senior U.S. official said Sunday that Trump and Rubio are “extremely pissed off” by Guilfoyle’s reported conduct and would likely decide on what action to take this week after Monday’s Columbus Day holiday.
这位要求匿名以便讨论内部 deliberations 的官员表示，卢比奥尤其愤怒，原因不仅在于他上周刚刚访问过雅典，吉尔福耶几乎参加了他所有的活动，并在他抵达时以一个熊抱迎接他，而当时这些 allegations 正在流传。
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said Rubio had been particularly angry, not least because he visited Athens just last week and Guilfoyle attended most, if not all, of his events and greeted him on his arrival with a bear hug as the allegations swirled.
《华尔街日报》的一系列报道指出，吉尔福耶涉嫌多项可疑行为，包括威胁东道国官员、接受不当礼物和服务，以及提出利用其在政府内部的影响力来换取偿还一笔巨额信用卡账单。
In a series of stories, The Wall Street Journal has reported questionable conduct by Guilfoyle, including an alleged threat to a host country official, accepting improper gifts and services and offering to use her influence inside the administration in return for the payment of a large credit card bill.
吉尔福耶本人尚未直接回应这些报道，尽管她的律师称她没有做错任何事，且美国驻雅典大使馆默示地表示对她的支持。
Guilfoyle has not addressed the reports directly, although her lawyer has said she did nothing wrong and the U.S. embassy in Athens has tacitly expressed support for her.
在首份报道之后，卢比奥曾为吉尔福耶辩护，但此后他拒绝就日益增长的 allegations 公开发表评论。周三，卢比奥曾表示：“我们的大使一直是一位杰出的大使。”但就在另一份报道于周三晚间发布后，卢比奥在周四离开雅典之前斥责记者就这些 allegations 提问，称他不知道这些 allegations 是否属实，并且如果无法确认，他将不作回应。
After defending Guilfoyle following the first report, Rubio has declined to comment publicly on the growing allegations. On Wednesday, Rubio said: “Our ambassador has been a strong ambassador here.”But after another report appeared late Wednesday, Rubio on Thursday before leaving Athens berated journalists for asking about the allegations saying he didn’t know if they were true and that he would not respond if he could not confirm.
你们走来走去，以为因为某个消息来源告诉了你们一些事情，你们报道了，那就是真理。事实并非如此。对我来说，那也不是真理。我们做事的方式也不是那样，”鲁比奥在飞机脚下对吉尔福伊尔说，吉尔福伊尔当时也在场，目送他离开。一位官员表示，随着报道的增多，鲁比奥的挫败感也在加剧。
“You guys walk around thinking that because some source told you something and you reported it, it’s the gospel. It’s not the gospel. It’s not the gospel for me. That’s not the way we do things,” Rubio said at the foot of his plane as Guilfoyle, who was there to see him depart, looked on. The official said that Rubio had grown increasingly frustrated as the reports multiplied.
另一位美国官员也以匿名形式谈及人事问题，称国务院监察长正在调查这些指控，这些指控最初是在上月下旬《华尔街日报》上出现的，此后一直在增加。
A second U.S official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters, said the State Department’s inspector general is looking into the allegations, which first began surfacing in the Journal late last month and have since multiplied.
这位官员无法确认正式的监察长调查是否已经启动。监察长通常会对员工的投诉进行非正式调查，而许多时候这些调查并不会发展成全面调查，而全面调查可能导致纪律处分，严重者甚至会被解雇。国务院拒绝就可能的监察长调查发表评论。
The second official could not say if a formal IG probe had begun. Inspectors general often conduct informal inquiries into complaints against staffers and many times those inquiries do not result in a full-on investigation, which can result in disciplinary action up to and including dismissal. The State Department has declined to comment on a potential IG investigation.
众议院外交事务委员会和参议院外交关系委员会的两位最高民主党人——纽约州众议员格雷戈里·米克斯和新罕布什尔州参议员珍妮·沙heen，以及众议院监督和政府改革委员会的首席共和党人——加利福尼亚州众议员罗伯特·加西亚——已经呼吁对吉尔福伊尔展开调查。
The top two Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations committees, Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, as well as the ranking member on the House Committee for Oversight and Government Reform, Robert Garcia, D-Calif., have already called for an investigation into Guilfoyle.
自九月下旬以来，《华尔街日报》已经详细报道了吉尔福伊尔众多可疑行为的描述。其首篇报道称，她在一次招待会上告诉来宾，如果希腊政府选择这样做，美国可能会削弱其政府；她还推动了一家特定的希腊建筑和能源公司的商业利益，并允许该公司的游说者参加私人外交会议。
Since late September, the Journal has detailed numerous accounts of questionable conduct by Guilfoyle. Its first report said that she had told guests at a reception that the U.S. could undermine the Greek government if it chose to, promoted the business interests of one particular Greek construction and energy company, and allowed its lobbyist into private diplomatic meetings.
而在鲁比奥访问雅典期间，《华尔街日报》援引短信报道称，吉尔福伊尔曾要求一位特朗普的捐助者和支持者在她的确认听证会前支付一笔10万美元的信用卡账单，并承诺如果他付款，就能让他接触到政府官员。
While Rubio was in Athens, the Journal reported — citing text messages — that Guilfoyle had asked a Trump donor and supporter to pay a $100,000 credit card bill just before her confirmation hearing, promising him access to administration officials if he did.
《华尔街日报》随后报道称，吉尔福伊尔因未被邀请参加今年早些时候在瑞士达沃斯世界经济论坛举办的希腊主题活动而愤怒，并坚持要求参加，同时炫耀自己与能源公司高管一起前往法国的豪华旅行。
The Journal then reported that Guilfoyle had been enraged about not being invited to a Greek-themed event at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland earlier this year and demanded to attend while boasting about luxury travel to France with energy company executives.
另一份来自英国小报《每日邮报》的报道称，吉尔福伊尔疏远了美国驻雅典大使馆的工作人员，并且她的行为已经超出了作为美国政府在希腊的最高代表应有的行为范围。
Another report, from the British tabloid The Daily Mail, said that Guilfoyle had alienated staff at the U.S. embassy in Athens and had pushed the bounds of behavior appropriate for the top representative of the U.S. government to Greece.
吉尔福伊尔曾是福克斯新闻频道主持人和加利福尼亚州检察官，曾与特朗普的儿子小唐纳德订婚。
Guilfoyle is a former Fox News Channel host and California prosecutor who was once engaged to Trump’s son Donald Jr.