2026年10月15日 美国东部时间下午6:40 / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
作者：珍妮弗·汉斯勒、凯莉·阿特伍德
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一名与特朗普家族关系密切的政治任命官员已被免去其特别代表职务，此前有报道称其与一名国务院高级官员存在不和。
一名美国官员周四表示，担任美国全球伙伴关系特别代表的保罗·赞波利“今天接到通知，其代表身份已被终止，不再是政府雇员”。另有两名官员证实他已被免职。
就在他被免职的数小时前，《政客》网站发布了一篇报道，详述了赞波利与国务院副国务卿克里斯托弗·兰多之间长达数月的争执。据该报道称，两人通过电子邮件就大量议题产生分歧，尤其是在指挥链问题上，双方的邮件中还包含人身攻击。
赞波利是近期第二位被赶出特朗普政府、与总统唐纳德·特朗普有私人关系的外交官，此前曾任美国驻希腊大使的金伯莉·吉尔福伊尔被迫辞职。
赞波利是一名商人，曾担任模特经纪人，曾为梅拉尼娅·特朗普提供代理服务。他在1998年举办过一场派对，称自己在那场派对上将梅拉尼娅·特朗普介绍给了未来的丈夫。
赞波利在周四的一份声明中指出，他的特别代表职务原本仅应持续一年，特朗普已将其延长了六个月。
“多年前，（特朗普）说我做模特太屈才了，把我带进了房地产行业，”他说，“现在他告诉我：‘既然你能促成这么多交易，为什么还要在政府里工作？’”
“总统永远是对的，”赞波利说道，并补充道，“为他和美国服务是我一生中最大的荣幸。”
“我非常感谢特朗普总统、副总统（JD）万斯、国务卿（马尔科）卢比奥以及整个团队，”他说，“现在该开启新篇章了——回归商界，建立关系，促成交易。”
“特朗普总统曾改变我的人生。他刚刚又做到了一次，”赞波利说道。
特朗普于2025年3月宣布任命赞波利为全球伙伴关系特别代表。
“凭借他在联合国、肯尼迪中心以及各种国际项目中积累的丰富经验，保罗将帮助我们在全球舞台上推进美国的利益，”特朗普当时在真相社交平台上写道。
赞波利在特朗普第一任期内曾担任肯尼迪中心董事会成员，还曾担任加勒比岛国多米尼克驻联合国大使。
赞波利在担任特别代表期间，曾吹嘘自己为政府促成了多项商业交易。
今年早些时候，他因世界杯相关言论引发争议，称其出生地意大利可以替代伊朗参赛。他当时告诉CNN，他认为伊朗因与美国的战争而不再参赛。意大利并未获得世界杯参赛资格。
“没有梅西的世界杯不能称之为世界杯，”赞波利说，“意大利四次夺得世界杯冠军，实力同样出众。”
Trump ally removed from role after report of State Department feud
2026-10-15 6:40 PM ET / CNN
By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood
Paolo Zampolli reacts during a visit to Belgrade on April 21, 2026.
Oliver Bunic/AFP/Getty Images
A political appointee with deep ties to the Trump family has been removed from his special envoy role following a report of a feud with a top State Department official.
Paolo Zampolli, who served as US special envoy for global partnerships, “was notified today that his status as an envoy has been terminated and he is no longer a government employee,” a US official said Thursday. Two other officials confirmed he’d been removed.
The news of his termination comes hours after a Politico report detailing a monthslong dispute between Zampolli and Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau. According to the report, the feud played out over email on a widespread number of topics, particularly related to chain of command, and messages between the two included personal attacks.
Zampolli is the second Trump administration diplomat who had personal ties to President Donald Trump to be ousted from the administration in recent days, following the forced resignation of Kimberly Guilfoyle who had served as the US ambassador to Greece.
Zampolli, a businessman and former modeling agent, represented Melania Trump. He hosted a party in 1998 where he said he introduced Melania Trump to her would-be husband.
In a statement Thursday, Zampolli noted that his special envoy role, which was only supposed to last a year, had already been extended by Trump for six months.
“Years ago, (Trump) told me I was too good for modeling and brought me into real estate,” he said. “Now he told me: ‘Why do you want to work in government when you can close all these deals?’”
“The President is always right,” Zampolli said, adding that “serving him and the United States has been the greatest honor of my life.”
“I am deeply grateful to President Trump, Vice President (JD) Vance, Secretary (Marco) Rubio and the entire team,” he said. “Now it is time for the next chapter – back to business, building relationships and closing deals.”
“President Trump changed my life once. He just did it again,” Zampolli said.
Trump announced Zampolli as special envoy for global partnerships in March 2025.
“With his extensive experience working with the United Nations, the Kennedy Center, and various International initiatives, Paolo will help us advance America’s Interests on the Global stage,” Trump wrote on Truth Social at the time.
Zampolli served on the Board of the Kennedy Center during Trump’s first term and was also an ambassador to the UN for the Caribbean island of Dominica.
Zampolli touted securing business deals for the administration while serving as special envoy.
He stirred controversy earlier this year related to the World Cup when he suggested Italy, where he was born, could play in the place of Iran. He told CNN at the time that he believed Iran was no longer participating amid the war with the US. Italy had failed to qualify.
“A World Cup without Messi is not a World Cup,” Zampolli said. “Italy has the same merits after winning four times the World Cup.”
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