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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 the eighties, Petro was a member of the M-19, urban insurgents who caught the world’s attention by taking the American Ambassador and more than a dozen other foreign diplomats hostage for two months.
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
He's regarded as one of the main proponents of the president's interest in Greenland, an idea first brought to Trump by billionaire and former diplomat Ronald Lauder.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
Dubrow and his wife had long careers as diplomats before returning to the United States in their mid-50s.
—Kelley Bruss, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
The State Department had no immediate comment on the potential for any security alerts to be issued for American diplomats or other civilians in Qatar.
—Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
He's regarded as one of the main proponents of the president's interest in Greenland, an idea first brought to Trump by billionaire and former diplomat Ronald Lauder.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
Dubrow and his wife had long careers as diplomats before returning to the United States in their mid-50s.
—Kelley Bruss, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
The State Department had no immediate comment on the potential for any security alerts to be issued for American diplomats or other civilians in Qatar.
—Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Diplomat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diplomat. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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diplomat
noun
dip·lo·mat
ˈdip-lə-ˌmat 
: a person employed or skilled in diplomacy
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