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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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As early as the first days of Israel's strikes, Tehran reportedly asked several countries to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to call on Israel for an immediate ceasefire, NBC News reported, citing a Middle East diplomat with knowledge of the situation.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 17 June 2025
Two sources, including one diplomat, told Reuters the carrier had been scheduled to attend a formal reception in Danang City, central Vietnam, on June 20.
—Danielle Wallace , Liz Friden, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
Expanding Trump’s Travel Ban? A memo from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent Saturday to U.S. diplomats said 36 nations were being given 60 days to meet new benchmarks and requirements established by the State Department, according to the Post’s report.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The Square, from South Korean director Bo-Sol Kim, which blends political commentary with experimental animation in its story of a Swedish diplomat in Pyongyang who begins a clandestine affair with a local traffic officer, took the jury prize of the Contrechamps section.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 17 June 2025
Two sources, including one diplomat, told Reuters the carrier had been scheduled to attend a formal reception in Danang City, central Vietnam, on June 20.
—Danielle Wallace , Liz Friden, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
Expanding Trump’s Travel Ban? A memo from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent Saturday to U.S. diplomats said 36 nations were being given 60 days to meet new benchmarks and requirements established by the State Department, according to the Post’s report.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The Square, from South Korean director Bo-Sol Kim, which blends political commentary with experimental animation in its story of a Swedish diplomat in Pyongyang who begins a clandestine affair with a local traffic officer, took the jury prize of the Contrechamps section.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025
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“Diplomat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diplomat. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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diplomat
noun
dip·lo·mat
ˈdip-lə-ˌmat 
: a person employed or skilled in diplomacy
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