foreign minister

noun

|Updated on: 5 Aug 2018

Definition of foreign minister

: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

Recent Examples of foreign minister from the Web

The government was compelled to act when Russian funds allegedly were provided specifically to support protests that took place after the foreign ministers of Greece and Macedonia signed the deal, the Greek official said.

— costas kantouris and menelaos hadjicostis, Fox News, "Greece expels Russian diplomats over alleged protest money," 13 July 2018
The delegation also met with President Enrique Peña Nieto and Luis Videgaray, the foreign minister.

— elisabeth malkin, New York Times, "U.S. Delegation and Mexico’s Next President Aim to Reset Relations," 13 July 2018
The foreign ministers of Russia, China, France, Germany and Britain will discuss the issue with Iranian officials Friday in Vienna.

— henry meyer, chicagotribune.com, "Putin is preparing a deal Trump can tout after summit," 6 July 2018
The headline in Washington that Sunday was about the arrival of the Soviet foreign minister, which was expected to set the stage for a visit by Mikhail Gorbachev.

— michael farber, SI.com, "Mark Moseley, Last of the Straight-On Kickers," 2 July 2018
Pompeo spoke with the foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea in recent days about the situation with the North, according to the State Department, which has declined to comment on any upcoming travel.

— matthew pennington, Anchorage Daily News, "Bolton: US has plan to dismantle North Korea nuclear program in year," 1 July 2018
Pompeo spoke with the foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea in recent days about the situation with the North, according to the State Department, which has declined to comment on any upcoming travel.

— matthew pennington, BostonGlobe.com, "US has plan to dismantle NK nuclear program in year, Bolton says," 1 July 2018
Pompeo spoke with the foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea in recent days about the situation with the North, according to the State Department, which has declined to comment on any upcoming travel.

— NBC News, "John Bolton: U.S. has plan to dismantle North Korea nuclear program in year," 1 July 2018
The deal is expected to be announced Monday when the Emirati foreign minister visits Washington, according to a State Department official.

— USA TODAY, "U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, Eric Greitens trial: 5 things you need to know Monday," 14 May 2018

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