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But last Saturday, the diplomats came together to host a secret meeting at the Khartoum mansion of a Sudanese tycoon, a gathering aimed at breaking the ice between two sides whose differences were written in blood. — Declan Walsh, New York Times, "In Sudan, a Secret Meeting and Public Rage Propelled a Power-Sharing Deal," 5 July 2019 Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 1966, the renowned diplomat George F. Kennan made the key point. — Andrew J. Bacevich, Twin Cities, "Andrew Bacevich: Trump’s reluctance to bomb foreign countries is a strength, not a sign of weakness," 4 July 2019 The account from the transcript released Thursday suggests that Trump's top diplomat was in the dark as the new administration was grappling with major foreign policy issues. — CBS News, "Tillerson claims Kushner conducted diplomacy behind his back in congressional testimony," 28 June 2019 But nuclear diplomats aren’t in a position to privately rake in billions by dialing up systemic risks. — Rob Reid, Ars Technica, "Ars on your lunch break: The fate we might be making for ourselves," 18 June 2019 The diplomats didn’t specifically name Iran as the culprit, but the US had already blamed Tehran for the sabotage — a charge Iran denies. — Alex Ward, Vox, "US releases video that it says shows Iran’s involvement in oil tanker attacks," 14 June 2019 The diplomat then called for a new platform to debate tax at the United Nations. — Max De Haldevang, Quartz India, "India is leading a global charge to make corporate giants pay fair tax," 7 June 2019 Mexican diplomats are in Washington this week, trying to change Trump’s mind, but the president’s 5% tariff on Mexican imports is due to take effect on Monday unless Congress blocks him. — Nick Miroff, Anchorage Daily News, "Arrests along Mexico border surged again in May, blowing past ‘breaking point’," 5 June 2019 Ur had already been identified some years earlier, thanks to basic excavations carried out in 1853 by the British diplomat J. E. Taylor. — National Geographic, "The royal tombs of Ur revealed Mesopotamia's golden splendor," 22 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'diplomat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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