CHARGED'AFFAIRES Synonyms: 27 Similar Words

chargé d'affaires

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as in foreign minister

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Recent Examples of chargé d'affaires Daniel Smith to lead the US Embassy in New Delhi as the new charge d'affaires. — Jennifer Hansler, CNN, 7 May 2021 Poland summoned the Russian charge d'affaires to demand an explanation after one such incident in December 2023. — David Brennan, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2025 Earlier in the day, Kuwait followed Saudi Arabia and Bahrain by ordering the Lebanese charge d'affaires Saturday to leave the emirate within two days. — The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2021 Speaking in Warsaw, Sikorski confirmed that the Russian charge d'affaires was summoned to receive a formal protest note, though the diplomat refused to acknowledge the drones as Russian. — Amanda Castro shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 Lebanon's foreign ministry spokesperson, Denise Rahme, told The Associated Press that Iran's embassy will still have a charge d'affaires to head its diplomatic mission. — CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026

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That suggestion has been met with skepticism on Capitol Hill and abroad, with Syria’s foreign minister telling Lebanon’s president earlier this month that officials had ruled it out.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 8 July 2026
Múte Egede, Greenland's foreign minister, in a statement said Greenland's future should be decided by its people.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Definition of foreign minister

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That is why the left and their activist proxies on the judiciary are resisting it so vigorously.

— Anna Alejo, CBS News, 1 July 2026
At the time, AFTVnews reported that two of the apps served as residential proxy providers and were considered riskware, and that the other two had APK files that were flagged by virus-scanning tools.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026

Definition of proxy

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The hotel is regularly used by overseas visitors to Syria, including diplomats, NGO workers and journalists.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
The 73-year-old Tokayev, a former Soviet official and diplomat who previously served at the United Nations, has led the oil-rich Central Asian country of 20 million people since 2019.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026

Definition of diplomat

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The sultan learned about the American colonists’ war for independence indirectly, through the local French consul and European reports.

— Scott Spires Britannica Editors June 23, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026
Pablo Neruda played a key role when he was appointed Chile’s special consul for Spanish immigration.

— Roberto Prieto, Variety, 19 June 2026

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