CHARGÉ D'AFFAIRES Synonyms: 27 Similar Words

chargé d'affaires

noun

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

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Noun

The Ukrainian foreign minister published a list of Russian outlets that enthusiastically piled on too.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026
Iranian state media reported earlier that the country’s foreign minister made calls to warn regional leaders about any escalation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of foreign minister

Noun

Normally, Privacy Bee uses a proxy email to avoid giving away your real address.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
The race between the progressive former health official and Stevens, a moderate congresswomen, has served as an increasingly bitter proxy fight between the national Democratic Party's ideological factions.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of proxy

Noun

Malonga spoke of these students as not just scholars, but future diplomats for African cooking.

— Alicia Erickson, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
Morocco’s government views the situation as a predictable result of the court ruling, said a high-ranking diplomat who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a highly sensitive issue.

— Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of diplomat

Noun

The sultan learned about the American colonists’ war for independence indirectly, through the local French consul and European reports.

— Scott Spires Britannica Editors June 23, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026
Pablo Neruda played a key role when he was appointed Chile’s special consul for Spanish immigration.

— Roberto Prieto, Variety, 19 June 2026

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