Foreign Secretary

noun

British
: the official in Great Britain and other countries who is in charge of how the country relates to and deals with foreign countries

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The announcement from British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband in the House of Commons on Tuesday amounted to one of the most strident steps against Israeli settlements in recent years. Ilan Ben Zion, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026 British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband also attended the EU meeting, along with officials from Ukraine, Canada, Norway, Switzerland and Iceland. Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 In the days following Maduro’s ouster, the UK’s then-Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said the UK still did not recognize the Venezuelan government. German Padinger, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 Advertisement Ed Miliband has been assigned the role of Foreign Secretary. Callum Sutherland, Time, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for Foreign Secretary

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