美国声称戴维斯是其拉合尔领事馆事实上的外交官，指控巴基斯坦对其进行“非法拘禁 ” ， 美国总统奥巴马称戴维斯为“驻巴基斯坦的我方外交官。 ”
Claiming that Davis was a bona fide diplomat with its Lahore consulate, and thus enjoyed immunity from prosecution, the US accused Pakistan of “illegally detaining” him, with President Barack Obama defending him as “our diplomat in Pakistan.”