foreign minister

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Recent Examples of foreign minister President Xi Jinping and his longtime foreign minister appeared serious in their conviction that a channel should be a established between Beijing and Washington — a red phone for AI in case of emergencies. Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026 Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's deputy foreign minister for international affairs, warned the French and British that any potential naval deployment to the strait would be met with military force. James Powel, USA Today, 11 May 2026 Think of sending Jared Kushner and Steven Witkoff — real estate entrepreneurs neither elected by voters nor confirmed by Congress — to negotiate with a foreign minister. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026 Elsewhere, China’s foreign minister called for a comprehensive ceasefire Wednesday after meeting in Beijing with Iran’s top envoy. Josh Boak, Fortune, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for foreign minister
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Noun
  • The state will select the winner from among Brown and four other finalists in July, and that teacher will serve one year as a state ambassador for teachers.
    Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026
  • The first 70 cars in line will receive free gas courtesy of the film and its ambassadors, with merch also being handed out on-site while supplies last.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • Directors and diplomats champion impact.
    Annika Erikson, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
  • In previous Middle East conflicts, American diplomats constantly shuttled across the region, working with allies to build up momentum for a political resolution.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • All empires have, like the Roman Empire, been… The American System and the World Organization On the day our plenipotentiaries exchange their full powers, an immortal date will be inscribed in American diplomatic history.
    Ezequiel Padilla, Foreign Affairs, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Walpole’s most frequent correspondent was Horace Mann, the British plenipotentiary in Florence, Italy.
    Catherine Ostler, WSJ, 15 Apr. 2022
Noun
  • Alito used military service as a proxy for allegiance.
    Michael Szalma, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
  • The race took on the dimensions of a proxy battle between OpenAI and Anthropic, a clash of money and priorities that seems likely to prefigure other midterm contests.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Without a control group, a study is unlikely to reveal which factors in someone’s life led them to act.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 12 May 2026
  • All these factors have contributed to confusion about whether participating in No Mow May is still beneficial.
    Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • An attorney for Sohail did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
  • If the divorce paperwork does not address the loan, or if your former spouse cannot qualify to refinance, talk with your family law attorney about your options.
    Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • The trouble, rather, is that even our top foreign-policy experts and our most sophisticated diplomatists are creatures of our own cultural heritage and intellectual environment.
    Nicholas Eberstadt, National Review, 11 Sep. 2017
Noun
  • In the meantime, Chisholm’s teammates and manager expressed confidence in his ability to turn things around with plenty of baseball left to play.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 May 2026
  • Guardians manager Stephen Vogt missed his second straight game because of a viral infection but is expected to be back in the dugout Tuesday night.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026

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“Foreign minister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreign%20minister. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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