The US embassy in Canberra has apologized for a "training error" after distributing a fake meeting invitation, complete with a photo of a pajama-wearing cat.

近日，美国驻堪培拉大使馆群发了一份假的会议邀请，里边配有一张穿睡衣的猫咪照片，之后美使馆就这次“训练失误”道歉。

The email, titled "meeting", featured a photo of a tabby cat wearing a blue Cookie Monster outfit¹ and holding a plate of chocolate chip cookies, beneath the title "cat pajama-jam".

邮件的主题是“会议”，但里边的照片是一只身穿蓝色甜饼怪睡衣、抱着一盘巧克力碎曲奇的虎斑猫，配文“猫咪睡衣派对”。

The email also contained a section of Latin and recipients² were given the option to hit an RSVP tab.

此外，该邮件中还包含了一些拉丁语文字以及可供接收人点击的“回复”图标。

It is unknown how widely the email was distributed.

目前尚不清楚这份邮件的分发范围有多广。

US Mission to Australia public affairs counselor³ Gavin Sundwall kept his apology lighthearted.

美国驻澳大利亚使馆公共事务参赞加文·森德沃尔调侃了这一事件。

"Sorry to disappoint those of you who were hoping to attend this 'cat pajama-jam' party, but such an event falls well outside our area of expertise," he wrote in a follow-up email.

他在跟进的电子邮件中写道：“我们向那些希望参加'猫咪睡衣派对'的人致歉，只是这种活动真的不属于我们的业务范围。”

"It was a training error made by one of our new staff testing out our email newsletter platform." Sundwall said "strong new management controls" would be added to prevent a repeat of the mistake.

森德沃尔表示：“邮件是一位新员工在测试邮件通讯平台时发生的训练失误，”防止类似错误再次发生，大使馆将实施严格的新管理措施。