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Recent Examples of foreign minister
Trump also said Secretary of State Marco Rubio would meet later this week in Turkey with the new Syrian foreign minister.
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Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 14 May 2025
The Kyiv Independent reported that Russia’s foreign minister reiterated that no deal would be considered without committing to NATO halting eastward expansion, which would prevent Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova from ever entering the alliance.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 29 May 2025
His post-ambassadorial career included serving as Sweden’s foreign minister and a number of senior positions at the United Nations: president of the General Assembly, special envoy to Darfur, Sudan, and deputy secretary-general.
—John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
Later Wednesday, Oman’s foreign minister announced that the fifth round of indirect talks between Iran and the United States would be held Friday in Rome.
—Amir Vahdat, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
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Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 14 May 2025
The Kyiv Independent reported that Russia’s foreign minister reiterated that no deal would be considered without committing to NATO halting eastward expansion, which would prevent Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova from ever entering the alliance.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 29 May 2025
His post-ambassadorial career included serving as Sweden’s foreign minister and a number of senior positions at the United Nations: president of the General Assembly, special envoy to Darfur, Sudan, and deputy secretary-general.
—John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
Later Wednesday, Oman’s foreign minister announced that the fifth round of indirect talks between Iran and the United States would be held Friday in Rome.
—Amir Vahdat, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreign minister
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On Saturday, Iran's UN ambassador said 78 people had been killed and more than 320 wounded since the start of Israel's attack.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
15 June 2025
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Iranian ambassador to the United Nations Saeed Amir Iravani said Friday that the Israeli strikes had thus far killed 78 people, the majority of them civilians, and injured more than 320.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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Ostensibly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, North Korea imposed the harshest lockdowns on the planet; even its diplomats were sealed off from foreign contact.—
John Delury,
Foreign Affairs,
3 June 2025
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Following the speech, the European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas pushed back at Hegseth’s comment that European countries should focus their defense efforts in their own region and leave the Indo-Pacific more to the U.S.—
Tara Copp,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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All empires have, like the Roman Empire, been… The American System and the World Organization On the day our plenipotentiaries exchange their full powers, an immortal date will be inscribed in American diplomatic history.—
Ezequiel Padilla,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Sep. 2024
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These succeeded to the extent that a meeting was brought about in 1880 between plenipotentiaries of the three belligerents and the American Ministers accredited to those countries on board an American naval vessel in the harbor of Arica.—
Edwin M. Borchard,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Oct. 2011
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Jobless claims — a proxy for layoffs — still remain low by historical standards, suggesting that employers are reluctant to cut staff despite uncertainty over Trump’s policies.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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The sculptures are not proxies of the body so much as objects that are able to hold space in multiple ways.—
Caitlin Woolsey,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Another factor causing relatively restrictive monetary policy for now is that headline inflation is running at 2.4% to May 2025.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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During a visit to the Tribune Editorial Board earlier this month, O’Neill Burke said one factor motivating the legislation was that during the COVID-19 pandemic, there were major delays for people applying for FOID cards through the state police.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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New York attorney Nicole Brenecki told Fox News Digital that complications with the jury could lead to severe problems down the road, including a possible mistrial.—
Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2025
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At the hearing, the attorneys were supposed to be prepared to address a trial setting, a cutoff date for disclosing expert witnesses, a schedule for preparing the case for trial, any issues to be addressed by the judge and the status of any settlement negotiations.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2025
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The Dodgers posted a tribute to Nagashima on X, featuring a photo of the 1988 Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame inductee with legendary Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda.—
Chuck Schilken,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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Prior to Tuesday’s matchup, manager Matt Quatraro announced that left-hander Cole Ragans will start in Thursday’s series finale at Busch Stadium.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
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The aspiring restaurateur accidentally sells his soul to the devil for a PR blitz that includes a foodie magazine cover story – and the devil's emissary, Elias Woodstone (Matt Walsh), is trying to kill Jay to expedite the soul-collecting process.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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According to Mathis, Moore soon became his emissary, collecting money from people who had borrowed from him.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Foreign minister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreign%20minister. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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