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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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Other high-priority categories include foreign diplomats, government officials on official business, agricultural workers, religious personnel, physicians, nurses and students attending academic programs with low international enrollment.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Below, look back at childhood photos of the accomplished diplomat and attorney.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
But now, no Persian Gulf country would be willing to put troops in Gaza, though some may be willing to help coordinate the ISF mission from the outside, a diplomat familiar with the situation said.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Nov. 2025
Those remarks came on the heels of Chinese and Japanese diplomats waging an op-ed war—accusing each other of being the regional Lord Voldemort of Harry Potter fame.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 30 Nov. 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Below, look back at childhood photos of the accomplished diplomat and attorney.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
But now, no Persian Gulf country would be willing to put troops in Gaza, though some may be willing to help coordinate the ISF mission from the outside, a diplomat familiar with the situation said.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Nov. 2025
Those remarks came on the heels of Chinese and Japanese diplomats waging an op-ed war—accusing each other of being the regional Lord Voldemort of Harry Potter fame.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Diplomat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diplomat. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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diplomat
noun
dip·lo·mat
ˈdip-lə-ˌmat 
: a person employed or skilled in diplomacy
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