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a
: a minister plenipotentiary accredited to a foreign government who ranks between an ambassador and a minister resident
called also envoy extraordinary
b
: a person delegated to represent one government in its dealings with another
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the president sent the secretary of state as his personal envoy to gain the support of the country's allies
one of the hostage takers was chosen as the group's envoy for all dealings with the authorities
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The plan was presented to Iran by Pakistan as a third-party intermediary, special envoy Steve Witkoff said Thursday.
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
Politico reported that Mazzara is among 10 staffers who followed former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to the State Department after she was fired this month from DHS and given a new role as special envoy for the Shield of the Americas.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Most of the aid envoy returned on a chartered flight Monday and were not stopped and held for questioning, participants told the Miami Herald, but a handful of participants who stayed longer and flew back on a commercial flight Wednesday faced interrogations on their arrival.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Trump said special envoy Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner spoke with their Iranian counterparts Sunday.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2026
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
Politico reported that Mazzara is among 10 staffers who followed former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to the State Department after she was fired this month from DHS and given a new role as special envoy for the Shield of the Americas.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Most of the aid envoy returned on a chartered flight Monday and were not stopped and held for questioning, participants told the Miami Herald, but a handful of participants who stayed longer and flew back on a commercial flight Wednesday faced interrogations on their arrival.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Trump said special envoy Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner spoke with their Iranian counterparts Sunday.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Envoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/envoy. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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a
: a diplomatic representative who ranks between an ambassador and a minister
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: a representative sent by one government to another
ambassadors and other envoys
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