chargé d'affaires

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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 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
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Noun
  • But Iran's foreign minister said any Israeli forces remaining in the country would constitute a violation of the fledgling deal.
    Caroline Linton, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • Iran’s deputy foreign minister said 60-day nuclear negotiations will begin only once the US releases billions in frozen funds.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • There’s no stopping terrorist proxies or reduction of the nuclear threat.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2026
  • The question of Iran’s missile program and its support for regional proxies has been left out of the agreement.
    Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • Iran’s top diplomat said Tuesday that the tentative deal to end the war would require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon — a condition Israel has already rejected and that could sink the agreement.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 June 2026
  • Two men were convicted Monday, and the BBC’s investigation found evidence that a young Russian diplomat had recruited the pair.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • When Pierce took office, Hawthorne was given a posting as consul to Liverpool.
    John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
  • After the Supreme Council of National Defense met in Bucharest, Dan said the Russian consul in the Black Sea port of Constanta has been declared persona non grata and that the consulate will be closed.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 May 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 23 Jun. 2026.

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