美国国务卿马尔科·鲁比奥向国务院全体员工发布了一份部门范围的道德提醒。他敦促员工避免利益冲突，并遵守联邦道德法规。这份备忘录发布的前一天，总统唐纳德·特朗普刚刚撤换了美国驻希腊大使金伯利·吉尔福伊尔。
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has issued a department-wide ethics reminder to US State Department employees. He urged them to avoid conflicts of interest and comply with federal ethics laws. The memo came just one day after President Donald Trump removed Kimberly Guilfoyle as US ambassador to Greece.
特朗普撤换吉尔福伊尔，是因有指控称她收受礼物和利益，以换取接触美国官员及利用其外交职位的机会。吉尔福伊尔否认了这些指控。
Trump removed Guilfoyle, following allegations that she accepted gifts and benefits in exchange for access to US officials and her diplomatic position. Guilfoyle has denied the allegations.
彭博新闻社获得的鲁比奥信息并未提及吉尔福伊尔，也未解释发送该备忘录的原因。然而，其发布时机引发了关注，因为它紧随特朗普在围绕吉尔福伊尔行为的争议日益加剧之际决定撤换这位大使之后。
Rubio’s message, obtained by Bloomberg News, did not mention Guilfoyle or explain why it was sent. However, its timing has drawn attention because it followed Trump’s decision to dismiss the ambassador amid growing controversy over her conduct.“As part of demonstrating our personal and professional integrity, I expect employees to avoid conflicts of interest in our work, to act impartially, and to avoid using our public offices for private gain,” Rubio wrote in the message to State Department staff.
鲁比奥在致国务院员工的信息中写道：“作为展现我们个人和职业诚信的一部分，我期望员工在工作中避免利益冲突，秉公办事，并避免利用公职谋取私利。”马尔科·鲁比奥下周将访问孟买和贾姆纳加尔，以加强印美关系“我们的工作不是每次有人决定给媒体提供一些材料就做出回应……”在《华尔街日报》发表一系列报道，指控吉尔福伊尔向寻求接触美国高级官员的个人索取或收受金钱、豪华旅行和其他利益后，特朗普将其免去了外交职务。吉尔福伊尔曾与小唐纳德·特朗普订婚，她强烈否认这些指控。
Marco Rubio to visit Mumbai, Jamnagar next week to strengthen India-US ties‘Our job is not to respond every time someone decides to give the media something…’Trump removed Guilfoyle from her diplomatic post after a series of reports by The Wall Street Journal alleged that she solicited or accepted money, luxury travel and other benefits from individuals seeking access to senior US officials. Guilfoyle, who was previously engaged to Donald Trump Jr., has strongly denied the allegations.
她在X平台上发布的一份长声明中表示，她将“全力捍卫我的名誉、我的声誉和我的正直。”消息传出时，鲁比奥正在对雅典进行正式访问。
In a lengthy statement posted on X, she said she would “vigorously defend my name, my reputation, and my integrity.”At the time the news broke, Rubio was on an official visit to Athens.
当《华尔街日报》首篇报道发表时，卢比奥公开为吉尔福伊尔辩护，称她为“强有力的大使”。然而，在他于10月8日离开希腊之前，更多指控浮出水面后，卢比奥拒绝讨论这些报道，并批评记者在他访问期间提出此事。“我们的工作不是每次有人决定在没有任何预警的情况下向媒体提供某些信息，也没有机会去查看其中内容时就作出回应，”卢比奥对记者说，当时吉尔福伊尔站在他附近。
When the first Wall Street Journal report was published, Rubio publicly defended Guilfoyle, describing her as “a strong ambassador.”However, after additional allegations emerged before his departure from Greece on October 8, Rubio declined to discuss the reports and criticized journalists for raising the issue during his visit.“Our job is not to respond every time someone decides to give the media something without any advance warning, without having any chance to look at it and see what’s in there,” Rubio told reporters while Guilfoyle stood nearby.
在卢比奥访问印度之前，美国国家安全委员会很可能到访以恢复科技联系。关于《哈奇法案》和道德义务虽然卢比奥没有提及吉尔福伊尔，但他的言论重点在于联邦政府内部的道德行为。他提醒员工，他们有个人责任遵守道德规范，避免可能削弱公众信任的行为。卢比奥还强调了《哈奇法案》——这是一部限制行政部门员工在执行官方职务时进行政治活动的联邦法律。
Ahead of Marco Rubio’s India visit, US National Security Council likely to arrive to revive tech tiesThe Hatch Act and ethics obligationsAlthough Rubio did not reference Guilfoyle, his message focused heavily on ethical conduct within the federal government. He reminded employees that they have a personal responsibility to comply with ethics regulations and avoid actions that could undermine public trust. Rubio also highlighted the Hatch Act, a federal law that limits political activities by executive branch employees while performing official duties.
该法律旨在确保政府决策不受党派影响。它还建议联邦员工不要利用公职谋取政治利益。“我们每个人都有义务遵守政府的道德规则，”卢比奥写道。
The law is designed to ensure that government decisions remain free from partisan influence. It also advises that federal employees do not use public office for political purposes.“We each have a personal obligation to comply with our government ethics rules,” Rubio wrote.