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

Also attending are Kremlin official Yuri Ushakov, the head of Russia's foreign military intelligence agency, Igor Kostyukov, and Sergei Ryabkov, the deputy foreign minister, Peskov said.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
As three-way talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States were taking place in the United Arab Emirates, top G7 diplomats met with Ukraine’s foreign minister in France.

— Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 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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Chinese diplomats steered the discussion away from risks for hours and declined to even explain China’s own AI regulations beyond a superficial overview, despite having technical experts from the relevant agencies in the room.

— DANIEL REMLER, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2026
As three-way talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States were taking place in the United Arab Emirates, top G7 diplomats met with Ukraine’s foreign minister in France.

— Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of diplomat

Noun

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

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