chargé d'affaires

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Recent Examples of chargé d'affaires Lebanon's foreign ministry spokesperson, Denise Rahme, told The Associated Press that Iran's embassy will still have a charge d'affaires to head its diplomatic mission. CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026 Speaking in Warsaw, Sikorski confirmed that the Russian charge d'affaires was summoned to receive a formal protest note, though the diplomat refused to acknowledge the drones as Russian. Amanda Castro shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 Poland summoned the Russian charge d'affaires to demand an explanation after one such incident in December 2023. David Brennan, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2025 Elizabeth Rood, the charge d'affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, is also in attendance at court, CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen reported. Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 1 July 2022 Earlier in the day, Kuwait followed Saudi Arabia and Bahrain by ordering the Lebanese charge d'affaires Saturday to leave the emirate within two days. The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2021 Daniel Smith to lead the US Embassy in New Delhi as the new charge d'affaires. Jennifer Hansler, CNN, 7 May 2021 In Bum Chun; Andrei Lankov, director, NK News, professor, Kookmin University; Evans J.R. Revere, former deputy chief of mission and charge d'affaires, U.S. Embassy, Seoul. Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner, 24 Mar. 2021
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Noun
  • The Iranian foreign minister issued a statement saying that attacks or threats would not go unanswered.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 June 2026
  • In his weekly press briefing in Islamabad, Andarabi dismissed claims of intelligence sharing during the Pakistani foreign minister's recent visit to Washington.
    Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • The other way a company launches a proxy fight again involves appealing directly to shareholders of the target company.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
  • At the sector level, the investors are looking for AI proxies, notably among clean energy providers that can help meet the technology’s ravenous demand for power.
    Lauren Chomiuk, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The facility, with long-term rentals, is popular with diplomats, business people and other international visitors, and is located about 1 mile from the American Embassy.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • At Miami International Airport, there is a dedicated lane for World Cup travelers, equivalent to what diplomats have at airports.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • Budko wrote urgently to the British consul asking that the permit be forwarded to Budapest.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The Mexican consul in Los Angeles, Carlos González Gutiérrez, agreed.
    Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026

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“Chargé d'affaires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charg%C3%A9%20d%27affaires. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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