foreign affairs
plural noun
: matters having to do with international relations and with the interests of the home country in foreign countries
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Yuri Ushakov, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign affairs adviser, both confirmed the agreement.
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Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Yuri Ushakov, Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign affairs adviser, both confirmed the agreement.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Elizabeth Shackelford is a senior adviser with the Institute for Global Affairs at Eurasia Group and a foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
His success in the EP was followed by his appointment as Finland’s minister of foreign affairs (2008–11).
—L. Sue Baugh, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
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Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Yuri Ushakov, Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign affairs adviser, both confirmed the agreement.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Elizabeth Shackelford is a senior adviser with the Institute for Global Affairs at Eurasia Group and a foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
His success in the EP was followed by his appointment as Finland’s minister of foreign affairs (2008–11).
—L. Sue Baugh, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
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“Foreign affairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20affairs. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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