diplomat

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Recent Examples of diplomat The nominations — highly coveted positions given to top supporters in any administration — come as the president has deprioritized career diplomats, radically remaking the country’s foreign policy apparatus. Miami Herald, 16 July 2025 Here, in Paris, Leila (Abbass), a former concert pianist from Aleppo, takes care of Georges, a former French diplomat now nearing the end of life. John Hopewell, Variety, 14 July 2025 Here are three takeaways from Friday’s cuts: Democrats, diplomats raise alarm Democrats in Congress, ex-foreign service officers and labor unions have sharply criticized the cuts. Filip Timotija, The Hill, 11 July 2025 Dismissal notices for hundreds of U.S. diplomats in Washington could hit inboxes as soon as today after the Supreme Court ruled this week that Trump’s plans to overhaul the State Department could move forward. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for diplomat
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Noun
  • Lisa Price, founder of Carol’s Daughter; media maven Angela Yee; Genesis Dominguez of Honey Beauty NYC; and celebrity stylist and Sally Beauty ambassador Gregory Patterson were among the panel participants.
    Essence, Essence, 21 July 2025
  • President Donald Trump last week named outspoken author and political commentator Adams as the White House's nominee for U.S. ambassador to Malaysia.
    Mandy Leong, USA Today, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • On June 19, Bulloch, the Confederate agent responsible for the Shenandoah’s commission as a raider, sent an urgent letter to Waddell via the British consul to inform him of bad news from home.
    Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
  • Israel Bachar, Israel’s consul general for the U.S. Pacific Southwest, based in Los Angeles, said security has been increased at consul facilities and at other Jewish institutions.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025

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“Diplomat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diplomat. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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