马修·李 雷克雅未克，冰岛 —— 美国国务卿马尔科·鲁比奥周二抵达冰岛，开启对三个北约盟国的访问之旅。尽管已达成协议缓和特朗普总统对邻国格陵兰的意图，但冰岛对特朗普政府在北极地区的意图仍存疑虑。
MATTHEW LEE REYKJAVIK, Iceland — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has begun a three-nation tour of NATO allies with a stop Tuesday in Iceland, where unease persists about the Trump administration’s Arctic intentions even after a deal was reached to ease the president’s designs on neighboring Greenland .
鲁比奥称冰岛是“一个好朋友”，并未流露出与这个没有军队的北约成员国存在任何紧张关系的迹象。在上个月格陵兰协议签署前，冰岛曾偶尔出现在特朗普的言论和社交媒体抱怨中，他指责北约盟国对美国的支持不够。
Rubio called Iceland “a good friend” and offered no hint of tensions with the island that is a NATO member but has no army. Before the Greenland deal was signed last month, Iceland was an occasional feature of Trump’s comments and social media complaints about NATO allies not doing enough to support the U.S.
鲁比奥将在周四返回华盛顿前还将访问希腊和葡萄牙，他经常被要求在特朗普发表不合外交辞令的言论后安抚和向美国伙伴及盟友保证，包括特朗普多次将加拿大称为“第51个州”，并威胁接管北约盟国丹麦的自治领地格陵兰。
Rubio, who also will visit Greece and Portugal before returning to Washington on Thursday, has often been called upon to mollify and reassure U.S. partners and allies after undiplomatic comments by Trump, including him referring multiple times to Canada as the 51st state and threatening to take over Greenland, a self-governing territory of NATO ally Denmark.
在周一离开华盛顿前对记者发表的讲话中，鲁比奥没有迹象表明他的任务是收拾残局或澄清政府在北极、北约或更广泛的欧洲战略。但他确实称他将访问的这三个国家都是“强有力的盟友”，对保护美国国家利益至关重要。
In remarks to reporters Monday before leaving Washington, Rubio gave no indication that his mission was to clean up or clarify the administration’s strategy when it comes to the Arctic, NATO or Europe more broadly. But he did call all three of the countries he will visit “strong allies” that are important for protecting U.S. national interests.
鲁比奥在社交媒体上表示，他访问冰岛旨在“推进我们的共同优先事项：安全的北极、更强的商业和能源联系，以及更紧密的国防合作。”然而，上个月特朗普发布了一张地图，显示美国国旗的颜色蔓延至整个北美大陆并延伸至格陵兰和冰岛，这让冰岛人感到震惊。
Rubio said on social media that his visit to Iceland was meant to “advance our shared priorities: a secure Arctic, stronger commercial and energy ties, and closer defense cooperation.”Last month, however, Trump alarmed Icelanders when he posted a map showing the colors of the U.S. flag sprawling across all of North America and extending to Greenland and Iceland.
作为回应，冰岛外交部长托尔格杜尔·卡特琳·古纳尔斯多蒂尔（鲁比奥将于周二会见她）召见了美国大使比利·朗，并明确表示该帖文不可接受。
In response, Iceland Foreign Secretary Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, whom Rubio will meet on Tuesday, summoned U.S. Ambassador Billy Long to a meeting and said she made it clear that the post was unacceptable.
冰岛距离格陵兰岛仅180英里（290公里），此前特朗普在谈论格陵兰岛时误将该国名称说了四次，已让冰岛处于紧张状态。
Iceland, which is just 180 miles (290 kilometers) away from Greenland, had already been on edge after Trump mistakenly named the country four times while speaking about Greenland.
朗是一位色彩鲜明的前密苏里州众议员、国税局局长和职业拍卖师，也在冰岛引起了轰动。在他于8月履新前，数千名冰岛人签署请愿书，敦促总理拒绝接受他，因为他今年早些时候开玩笑说冰岛将成为美国第52个州，并由他担任州长。此后他已为这句玩笑话道歉。
Long, a colorful former Missouri congressman, IRS commissioner and professional auctioneer, also has made waves in Iceland. Before he took up his post in August, thousands of Icelanders signed a petition urging the prime minister to reject him after he made a crack earlier this year about Iceland becoming the 52nd U.S. state and making him governor. He has since apologized for the quip.
朗并非首位引起东道国政府担忧的特朗普任命驻冰岛大使。在特朗普第一任期内，大使杰弗里·罗斯·冈特因要求雇佣武装保镖，让犯罪率相对较低的雷克雅未克当地人感到震惊，从而引发投诉。
Long is not the first Trump ambassador to Iceland to have raised concerns with the host government. In Trump’s first term, Ambassador Jeffrey Ross Gunter left locals in relatively crime-free Reykjavik aghast over his request to hire armed bodyguards, which prompted complaints.
在鲁比奥的下一站雅典，他可能面临另一场大使争议。众议院外交委员会资深民主党籍议员、纽约州众议员格雷戈里·米克斯上周表示，他将调查美国驻希腊大使金伯利·吉尔福伊尔涉嫌不当行为和失职的指控。
At Rubio’s next stop in Athens, he may be dealing with another ambassador controversy. Rep. Gregory Meeks, a New York Democrat who is the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said last week that he would investigate allegations of misconduct and impropriety by the U.S. ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle.
米克斯在致鲁比奥的信中表示，针对《华尔街日报》上月报道的指控，他希望得到答复，如果新闻报道中概述的行为属实，他将呼吁解职吉尔福伊尔。
In a letter to Rubio, Meeks said he wanted answers following the allegations reported by The Wall Street Journal last month and that he would call for Guilfoyle’s dismissal if the behavior outlined in the news report was true.
《华尔街日报》报道称，吉尔福伊尔在一次招待会上告诉客人，美国如果愿意可以颠覆希腊政府，为一家特定的希腊建筑和能源公司推广商业利益，并允许其游说者进入私人外交会议。
The Journal reported that Guilfoyle 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.
一些希腊反对党呼吁对这些指控进行调查，但尚不清楚他们是否会推进调查。
Some Greek opposition parties have called for an inquiry into the allegations, but it isn’t clear if they will proceed.
吉尔福伊尔曾是福克斯新闻主持人和加利福尼亚州检察官，曾与特朗普长子小唐纳德·特朗普订婚，她否认有任何不当行为，鲁比奥此前也曾为她辩护。
Guilfoyle, a former Fox News host and California prosecutor who was once engaged to Trump’s son Donald Jr., has denied any wrongdoing and Rubio has defended her before.
《Journal》报道发表后，鲁比奥表示，吉尔夫奥伊尔“一直是总统议程在希腊乃至整个欧洲的重要倡导者”。鲁比奥称，他和特朗普都非常重视这位大使在“关键性工作和领导力”方面所做的贡献，尤其是在能源问题上。
Guilfoyle, Rubio said after the Journal story appeared, “has been an incredible advocate for the president’s agenda in Greece and across Europe.”Rubio said he and Trump greatly value the ambassador’s “pivotal work and leadership,” notably on energy issues.
特朗普政府认为，希腊对于推动美国生产的液化天然气向东南欧和中部欧洲出口至关重要。
The Trump administration sees Greece as key to advancing the promotion and export of U.S.-produced liquefied natural gas to southeastern and central Europe.