foreign affairs
plural noun
: matters having to do with international relations and with the interests of the home country in foreign countries
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The two helped arrange a meeting between Trump and Peña Nieto that led to protests in Mexico; Videgaray resigned during the fallout, but was rehired as foreign affairs minister and Mexico’s main D.C. interlocutor after Trump’s victory.
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Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 4 Feb. 2025
In foreign affairs, Trump has needled allies Canada and Mexico.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
Ideas By Ian Bremmer February 2, 2025 6:00 AM EST
Ian Bremmer is a foreign affairs columnist and editor-at-large at TIME.
—Ian Bremmer, TIME, 2 Feb. 2025
The foreign affairs minister said that a high-level diplomatic meeting between the U.S. and Colombia would take place in a matter of days.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2025
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Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 4 Feb. 2025
In foreign affairs, Trump has needled allies Canada and Mexico.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
Ideas By Ian Bremmer February 2, 2025 6:00 AM EST
Ian Bremmer is a foreign affairs columnist and editor-at-large at TIME.
—Ian Bremmer, TIME, 2 Feb. 2025
The foreign affairs minister said that a high-level diplomatic meeting between the U.S. and Colombia would take place in a matter of days.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Foreign affairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20affairs. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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