It still worries about being seen as interfering.
He said he would oppose any such tracking as interfering with their rights.
Nor was she as interfering in the work of government departments as Jenkins describes.
China has long condemned what it describes as "interfering in other countries' internal affairs".
But given its history with Iran, the United States must take special care not to be seen as interfering.
Lynn St Amour, the Internet Society's chief executive, condemned government surveillance as "interfering with the privacy of citizens".
"The last thing we need is to be seen by the Pakistanis as interfering again," he said.
It does not want to be seen in Taiwan as interfering in the politics of a fellow democracy.
It's believed Francis has done little to disguise his dislike for Ms Chaouqui, who has been described as "interfering".
Already, the National Abortion Rights Action League, an advocacy group, is planning television advertisements criticizing the Bush administration as interfering with the right to privacy.
So long as any possibility remains of Ahmadinejad being defeated in next week's election, Obama will take care not to be seen as interfering.
