Definition of foreign minister
: a governmental minister for foreign affairs
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The group suggested that the U.N. chief might be able to find other funds to keep the initiative going, and the foreign ministers of five Nordic states have already signaled a willingness to help.
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Zhang Yesui, a vice foreign minister and spokesman for the National People’s Congress, said at a news conference in early March.
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As though anticipating a diplomatic breakthrough, North Korea in 2016 named a seasoned negotiator, Ri Yong Ho, as foreign minister and just two weeks ago promoted another, Choe Son Hui, to a vice ministerial position.
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And to an extent, Mattis has been forced to fill both roles, often meeting with foreign ministers and heads of state to represent American interests.
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No one has accused Mr Meade, a technocratic former finance and foreign minister, of wrongdoing.
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And last week a Swedish newspaper, Dagens Nyheter, reported that Ri Yong-ho, the North Korean foreign minister, would visit Sweden soon, fueling speculation about a possible meeting location.
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Taro Kono, Japan’s foreign minister, said in a statement.
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Before a crowd of cameras, diplomats, and officials, two copies of the treaty were signed by Australia's foreign minister, Julie Bishop, and East Timor's minister for delimitation of borders, Hermenegildo Augusto Cabral Pereira.
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