foreign minister

noun

|Updated on: 10 Jun 2018

Definition of foreign minister

: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

Recent Examples of foreign minister from the Web

Second, the new foreign minister, Josep Borrell, is an experienced former minister and president of the European Parliament, and also a Catalan.

— The Economist, "Spain’s new prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, assembles a reassuring team," 7 June 2018
In addition, Kim has made two trips to China in recent months and met Thursday with the Russian foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov.

— brian murphy, BostonGlobe.com, "Assad considers trip to meet North Korean leader," 3 June 2018
Photo: Abdinasir Ahmed for The Wall Street Journal Mr. Shire, the Somaliland foreign minister, said as part of the deal U.A.E. will build new roads to connect the commercial port to the Ethiopian border and fund education and health-care programs.

— matina stevis-gridneff, WSJ, "Middle East Power Struggle Plays Out on New Stage," 1 June 2018
The Washington Post reported that Sung Kim, a former U.S. ambassador to South Korea, is leading the delegation and met Sunday with North Korea’s vice foreign minister, Choe Son Hui.

— Fortune, "U.S. Delegation and North Korean Officials Talking in Preparation for Summit," 27 May 2018
National security experts, and even the South Korean foreign minister, are crediting President Trump for bringing North Korea to the table.

— CBS News, "Trump says he has responsibility to resolve Korean conflict," 28 Apr. 2018
The incident happened about 18 miles from downtown, where the Group of Seven foreign ministers of industrialized nations, including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK and US were meeting on Monday.

— anna mehler paperny, Anchorage Daily News, "Van hits pedestrians in Toronto; fatalities reported," 23 Apr. 2018
Argentina's foreign minister said two of the victims were Argentine.

— mimi whitefield, miamiherald, "Mourning period begins in Cuba for more than 100 victims of plane crash | Miami Herald," 19 May 2018
A year ago India’s foreign minister asked Amazon to stop selling doormats printed with India’s flag and flip-flops bearing the image of Gandhi.

— The Economist, "Nepalese nationalists force a Bollywood muscleman to retreat," 28 Mar. 2018

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