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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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Examples of envoy in a Sentence
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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Trump’s Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner both boarded the aircraft carrier on Saturday after holding nuclear talks with Iranian officials.
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 8 Feb. 2026
Special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are scheduled to meet Iranian officials in Oman Friday.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to meet with Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, this week for direct talks that could lay the groundwork an agreement between the two nations.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
On Saturday, both men met in Florida with the Kremlin’s envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, to discuss the terms of a possible deal.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 8 Feb. 2026
Special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are scheduled to meet Iranian officials in Oman Friday.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to meet with Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, this week for direct talks that could lay the groundwork an agreement between the two nations.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
On Saturday, both men met in Florida with the Kremlin’s envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, to discuss the terms of a possible deal.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Envoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/envoy. Accessed 14 Feb. 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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