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a person (such as a diplomat) who has complete power to do business for a government
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In 2024, the Shibutanis returned to Korea as ambassadors for the PyeongChang Legacy Foundation.—
Alice Park,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026 -
The Nintendo brand is king, and those mustachioed siblings are its most beloved ambassadors.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
5 Jan. 2026
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Foreign diplomats stationed in Caracas reported to me for years that Maduro’s personal security spoke Spanish in Cuban accents and that Maduro, who studied in Havana in his youth, often trusted Cuban advisers over his own people.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
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After Venezuela's economy endured a crash from 2013, Rodríguez helped spearhead a market-friendly policy overhaul, trying to win back Venezuela's economic elites, as well as foreign investors and diplomats.—
Robbie Griffiths,
NPR,
4 Jan. 2026
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Volar, a dating app that launched in late 2023, even let people train an AI version of themselves that flirted with someone else’s AI as a pre‑date screening, like two emissaries handling the small talk before the generals sit down.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
22 Oct. 2025
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This week, a number of the continent’s trade emissaries and heads of state have pushed for an expeditious extension of the program’s benefits—namely, duty-free access to the United States market for more than 1,800 products from 32 countries.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Sep. 2025
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Maduro’s envoys have reportedly sought to revive older air and land corridors through Central America, working with Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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For many countries, such as Kenya and Lesotho, the deal has been a cornerstone of trade with the US, and envoys from across the continent have traveled to Washington in recent weeks to lobby for AGOA’s extension.—
Preeti Jha,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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This talk is presented as both a Tiger Talk and as part of the IFFR Pro Dialogues program of industry panels for industry and press delegates at the festival.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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China sent close to 800 delegates.—
Sacramento Bee staff,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Comments from some of the company representatives indicated the president may need to do more convincing.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Jan. 2026
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While the official announcement comes on Sunday, the women’s representatives from America should be set.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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