He called the South African ambassador to his office and demanded an explanation.
More than 20 African ambassadors watched approvingly from the gallery during the vote.
The government does not keep statistics on hate crimes but the African ambassadors have counted 141 reported attacks since 2000.
About 50 members of the African Ambassadors' Group did this last week.
Following independence, he became the first South African ambassador to Iran.
"We are all friends here," says the black South African Ambassador, smiling broadly.
He is the South African ambassador to Canada as at November 2012.
In his tux, Pollack looked more like an African ambassador than a nightclub owner.
His preferred choice was the post of South African ambassador to the United Nations.
In 2001 she was appointed as South African Ambassador to Ireland.