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The President will be meeting with foreign diplomats.
He's a talented architect but a poor diplomat.
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Trump's top diplomat said America was safer and more secure as a result and that the administration would work with interim authorities to stabilize the South American country.
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Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
Federal agencies have supported the security of US diplomats at previous Olympics, including Homeland Security Investigations, a State Department spokesperson told CNN.
—Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
The West is courting China — the leaders of Canada, Finland, France, and Germany have also either visited recently or will soon — but a former Canadian diplomat jailed by China warned that drawing close to an authoritarian, expansionist Beijing also has risks.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Agents being sent from various federal agencies to help bolster security for diplomats on the ground at the Olympics is not unusual, per the AP.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
Federal agencies have supported the security of US diplomats at previous Olympics, including Homeland Security Investigations, a State Department spokesperson told CNN.
—Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
The West is courting China — the leaders of Canada, Finland, France, and Germany have also either visited recently or will soon — but a former Canadian diplomat jailed by China warned that drawing close to an authoritarian, expansionist Beijing also has risks.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Agents being sent from various federal agencies to help bolster security for diplomats on the ground at the Olympics is not unusual, per the AP.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Diplomat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diplomat. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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diplomat
noun
dip·lo·mat
ˈdip-lə-ˌmat 
: a person employed or skilled in diplomacy
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