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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 was and is the decider, and foreign leaders and diplomats have now figured that out.
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Saige Miller, NPR, 2 Aug. 2025
But a senior South African diplomat said talks had been complicated by Washington’s demands around laws that address racial inequalities caused by apartheid.
—semafor.com, 30 July 2025
The Baltic States’ diplomats expressed optimism over the pledge to increase spending and stressed the importance of cooperation between the allies.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 28 July 2025
For the stretch between the end of World War II and the time Vietnam became the dominant story around the world, civil rights in the United States was a popular talking point that foreign diplomats would turn to as a rejoinder.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 28 July 2025
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Saige Miller, NPR, 2 Aug. 2025
But a senior South African diplomat said talks had been complicated by Washington’s demands around laws that address racial inequalities caused by apartheid.
—semafor.com, 30 July 2025
The Baltic States’ diplomats expressed optimism over the pledge to increase spending and stressed the importance of cooperation between the allies.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 28 July 2025
For the stretch between the end of World War II and the time Vietnam became the dominant story around the world, civil rights in the United States was a popular talking point that foreign diplomats would turn to as a rejoinder.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 28 July 2025
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“Diplomat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diplomat. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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diplomat
noun
dip·lo·mat
ˈdip-lə-ˌmat 
: a person employed or skilled in diplomacy
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