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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.
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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
Elizabeth Rood, the charge d'affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, is also in attendance at court, CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen reported.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 1 July 2022
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
In Bum Chun; Andrei Lankov, director, NK News, professor, Kookmin University; Evans J.R. Revere, former deputy chief of mission and charge d'affaires, U.S. Embassy, Seoul.
—Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner, 24 Mar. 2021
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
Elizabeth Rood, the charge d'affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, is also in attendance at court, CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen reported.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 1 July 2022
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
In Bum Chun; Andrei Lankov, director, NK News, professor, Kookmin University; Evans J.R. Revere, former deputy chief of mission and charge d'affaires, U.S. Embassy, Seoul.
—Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner, 24 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chargé d'affaires
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Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi pressed his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday to pursue a diplomatic resolution to the conflict and refrain from resuming hostilities during a meeting in Beijing.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
7 May 2026
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Some noted that the Iranian foreign minister visited at Beijing’s initiative.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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In January 2025, Scott lodged a complaint about Ghoreishi and Khorsand with the Rhode Island Department of Health accusing them of Munchausen syndrome by proxy (now formally known as factitious disorder imposed on another) against both his wife and daughter.—
Juliet Pennington,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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But with the Paramount deal looming, the future of WBD appears to be set, and the letter from the chairman that accompanied the proxy filing reflects that.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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In 1997, the businessman shocked diplomats at a black-tie gala by announcing the donation of a staggering $1 billion to the United Nations to benefit programs aiding refugees and children.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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The painting may be the first appearance in art of the American doctrine of Manifest Destiny, a term coined the year before by the newspaperman and diplomat John O’Sullivan.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Weston Hurt might have given the American consul Sharpless a bit more vocal oomph, but his well-upholstered baritone and awkward dignity were just right.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Robert Imbrie, the American consul in Tehran, was brutally murdered in 1924, allegedly because a fanatical religious leader accused him of being a Baha’i and poisoning a well.—
Daniel Thomas Potts,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
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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 7 May. 2026.
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