chargé d'affaires

noun

Definition of chargé d'affairesnext
as in foreign minister

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Recent Examples of chargé d'affaires Lebanon's foreign ministry spokesperson, Denise Rahme, told The Associated Press that Iran's embassy will still have a charge d'affaires to head its diplomatic mission. — CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026 Speaking in Warsaw, Sikorski confirmed that the Russian charge d'affaires was summoned to receive a formal protest note, though the diplomat refused to acknowledge the drones as Russian. — Amanda Castro shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 Poland summoned the Russian charge d'affaires to demand an explanation after one such incident in December 2023. — David Brennan, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2025 Earlier in the day, Kuwait followed Saudi Arabia and Bahrain by ordering the Lebanese charge d'affaires Saturday to leave the emirate within two days. — The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2021 Daniel Smith to lead the US Embassy in New Delhi as the new charge d'affaires. — Jennifer Hansler, CNN, 7 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chargé d'affaires
  1. foreign minister
  2. proxy
  3. diplomat
  4. consul
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  • Meanwhile, Rodríguez is already signaling an interest in working with Washington, despite some of her public rhetoric, tapping former opposition aide Oliver Blanco as foreign minister.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Tedros, an ethnic Tigrayan, served as Ethiopia’s foreign minister and health minister when the Tigray People’s Liberation Front dominated the country’s ruling coalition.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of foreign minister
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  • Iran has long backed the Houthis as a powerful proxy force, particularly as a counter to Iran's arch-foe Saudi Arabia, which shares a long border with Yemen.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • And yet, to a large degree, Mendoza and Ciscomani are mere stand-ins, their candidacies serving as little more than proxies for the president and his opposition.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of proxy
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  • Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attended the conference along with diplomats from ex-Soviet nations, China and other countries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Continue reading … 'ABOUT TO GO DOWN' — Waltz reveals new details leading up to heated clash at UN with Cuban diplomat.
    — , FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of diplomat
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  • The consul’s office did not immediately confirm whether Bolsonaro and his family had sought diplomatic assistance or visited their facilities on Wednesday.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Bashar Fawadleh, the parish priest of Taybeh Church, said the diplomats had come to join farmers picking olives, and that settlers who stole olives from the trees beat up several members of the mission and attacked the Belgian consul’s car.
    — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of consul

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“Chargé d'affaires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charg%C3%A9%20d%27affaires. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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