chargé d'affaires
noun
char·gé d'af·faires
(ˌ)shär-ˌzhā-də-ˈfer 
plural chargés d'affaires
(ˌ)shär-ˌzhā-də-ˈfer
-ˌzhāz-də-
1
: a subordinate diplomat who substitutes for an absent ambassador or minister
2
: a diplomat inferior in rank to an ambassador or minister who heads a mission when no ambassador or minister is assigned
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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.
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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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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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“Chargé d'affaires.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charg%C3%A9%20d%27affaires. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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