If the ambassador is really keeping it to himself, it doesn't matter.
When an ambassador uses the position as an opportunity to advocate a degenerate lifestyle, it does matter. It matters even if he or she does so only in the U.S. but respects his/her foreign hosts.
Shalom.
I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Are you saying that an ambassador cannot speak on a subject which has nothing to do with foreign relations or his assigned country, even when he is sitting at home in the US, in case that might offend some people in the country he is going to?
A large population of Israel is Arab. Should the American ambassador to Israel forego any condemnation of Arabs or Palestinians, even while in the US, for fear of offending that ethnic minority?
Certainly while serving, an ambassador should avoid an prsonal controversies whenever possible.
If I may intrude on your conversation a little. Mr. Guest is clearly not "keeping it to himself" as this little blurb from Romania's homosexual activists show.
"His Excellency, Mr. Michael Guest, US Ambassador to Romania, sends his best wishes to the LGBT Community in Romania
His Excellency, Mr. Michael Guest, US Ambassador to Romania, sends his best wishes to the LGBT Community in Romania
He sent his message through Adrian Coman, Executive Director of ACCEPT, who had the honor to meet the US Ambassador and his partner - Alex Nevarez - at a reception offered by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and President Ion Iliescu in Bucharest, November 14, 2001. " link
ACCEPT is the first Romanian non-governmental organisation working for the LGBT people
ps- You couldn't pay me to vote for President Bush