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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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Offer to Saudi crown prince Epstein was introduced to Raafat Al-Sabbagh, a close advisor of Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, in 2016 by Norwegian diplomat Terje Rød-Larsen.
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Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Carl Lutz, Swiss diplomat, probably in 1959.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Israel had withdrawn its diplomats from Turkey over security concerns and deteriorating relations with Ankara shortly after the start of the war in Gaza, and officials said the consulate was closed at the time of the attack.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Israel withdrew its diplomats amid security concerns and deteriorating relations with Turkey, following the war in Gaza.
—Suzan Fraser, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
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Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Carl Lutz, Swiss diplomat, probably in 1959.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Israel had withdrawn its diplomats from Turkey over security concerns and deteriorating relations with Ankara shortly after the start of the war in Gaza, and officials said the consulate was closed at the time of the attack.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Israel withdrew its diplomats amid security concerns and deteriorating relations with Turkey, following the war in Gaza.
—Suzan Fraser, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Diplomat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diplomat. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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diplomat
noun
dip·lo·mat
ˈdip-lə-ˌmat 
: a person employed or skilled in diplomacy
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