foreign minister

noun

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: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

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Egyptian and Qatari top diplomats reiterated that diplomacy is the sole path to a solution, according to a readout of a Saturday phone call between the foreign ministers. Adam Schreck, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026 Egyptian and Qatari top diplomats reiterated that diplomacy is the sole path to a solution, according to a readout of a Saturday phone call between the foreign ministers of Egypt and Qatar. Adam Schreck, Fortune, 9 May 2026 And earlier this week, China hosted Iran's foreign minister for the first time since the war began in late February — raising hopes for a peace deal, sending oil prices lower and fueling stock-market gains. Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 8 May 2026 Secretary of State Marco Rubio this week urged Beijing to use the Iran's foreign minister's visit to China earlier this week to press Tehran on reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Selina Wang, ABC News, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for foreign minister

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of foreign minister was in 1678

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foreign minister

noun
: a government minister for foreign affairs

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