WASHINGTON, July 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of State said Monday it was "deeply concerned" that the Government of Bahrain had declared a senior U.S. diplomat persona non grata.
The Bahrain News Agency reported that the foreign ministry decided to PNG Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Tom Malinowski because "the U.S. official intervened flagrantly in Bahrain's internal affairs and held meetings with a particular party to the detriment of other interlocutors, thus discriminating between one people, contravening diplomatic norms and flouting normal interstate relations."