chargé d'affaires

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Recent Examples of chargé d'affaires 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
Noun
  • Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, told Al Jazeera that recent killings would not destabilize his country's leadership.
    NPR Staff, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026
  • India’s foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, told the Financial Times the two vessels’ were able to pass following talks with Iran.
    Sheikh Saaliq, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Soon after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, Hezbollah—a paramilitary group and a political party that wields tremendous power in Lebanon, and is an Iranian proxy—struck back, firing missiles at Israel.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Note, however, that some video streaming services, including Hulu, block you from streaming content if you are connected to a VPN or proxy.
    Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Scientists have played a critical role alongside diplomats in averting a civilization-disrupting nuclear weapons disaster for the past 75 years.
    J. Xavier Prochaska, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The European Union's top diplomat said the 27-nation bloc does not want to be dragged into the conflict with Iran.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But what worries me a little bit more is that some of the professionals at embassies and consuls are not being told to come home.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The Mexican consul in Los Angeles, Carlos González Gutiérrez, agreed.
    Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 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 24 Mar. 2026.

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