ambassador-at-large
noun
am·bas·sa·dor-at-large
am-ˈba-sə-dər-ˈat-ˈlärj 
əm-,
im-,
-ˌdȯr-,
-ˈbas-dər-
plural ambassadors-at-large
: a minister of the highest rank not accredited to a particular foreign government or sovereign
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Last month, Rodion Miroshnik -- a Foreign Ministry ambassador-at-large responsible for analyzing Ukrainian attacks in Russia -- told the TASS state news agency that 15 people were killed and 140 injured during one week of attacks in August.
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David Brennan, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
Congressman Mark Walker was nominated in April to serve as ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom and his background and record offer great promise.
—Miles P. J. Windsor, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Sam Brownback served as U.S. ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom from 2018-2021.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Nathaniel Fick, ambassador-at-large for cyberspace and digital policy.
—Catherine Stupp, WSJ, 12 June 2023
Beth Van Schaack, ambassador-at-large for Global Criminal Justice, under the U.S. Department of State, testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington, D.C.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 2 June 2023
In 2019, the TFD organized its inaugural regional forum on religious freedom, and my government appointed its first ambassador-at-large for religious freedom.
—Tsai Ing-Wen, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2021
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David Brennan, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
Congressman Mark Walker was nominated in April to serve as ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom and his background and record offer great promise.
—Miles P. J. Windsor, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Sam Brownback served as U.S. ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom from 2018-2021.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Nathaniel Fick, ambassador-at-large for cyberspace and digital policy.
—Catherine Stupp, WSJ, 12 June 2023
Beth Van Schaack, ambassador-at-large for Global Criminal Justice, under the U.S. Department of State, testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington, D.C.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 2 June 2023
In 2019, the TFD organized its inaugural regional forum on religious freedom, and my government appointed its first ambassador-at-large for religious freedom.
—Tsai Ing-Wen, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2021
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