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The President will be meeting with foreign diplomats.
He's a talented architect but a poor diplomat.
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In previous Middle East conflicts, American diplomats constantly shuttled across the region, working with allies to build up momentum for a political resolution.
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Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
Pakistan summoned a senior Afghan diplomat on Monday to lodge a formal protest over a suicide attack in the country's northwest, bordering Afghanistan, that killed 15 police officers.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Two regional diplomats familiar with the ongoing talks said that Pakistan was continuing its efforts to broker a compromise.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 11 May 2026
One of the diplomats said Pakistan was trying to arrange a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war and paving the way for a broader dialogue on issues where the two sides remain divided.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
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Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
Pakistan summoned a senior Afghan diplomat on Monday to lodge a formal protest over a suicide attack in the country's northwest, bordering Afghanistan, that killed 15 police officers.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Two regional diplomats familiar with the ongoing talks said that Pakistan was continuing its efforts to broker a compromise.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 11 May 2026
One of the diplomats said Pakistan was trying to arrange a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war and paving the way for a broader dialogue on issues where the two sides remain divided.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
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“Diplomat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diplomat. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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diplomat
noun
dip·lo·mat
ˈdip-lə-ˌmat 
: a person employed or skilled in diplomacy
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