Foreign Secretary

noun

British

: the official in Great Britain and other countries who is in charge of how the country relates to and deals with foreign countries

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French President Emmanuel Macron and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy both called for de-escalation in the Middle East in separate public statements. —Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2024

In April, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron met with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida in an attempt to persuade him to back additional military aid for Ukraine. —Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024

After months of public protests at weapons factories across the country against arming Israel, U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy told Parliament on Monday, lawmakers' first day back from summer recess, that the government is suspending about 30 of its 350 arms export licenses for Israel. —Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy told lawmakers on Monday that the decision related to about 30 of 350 export licenses for equipment that includes parts for military aircraft and drones and items used for ground targeting. —Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2024

Lammy had previously served as the Shadow Foreign Secretary since 2021, and held various positions prior to that, having been elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Labour Party in 2000. —Olivia-Anne Cleary, TIME, 18 July 2024

India-Russia trade has seen a sharp increase, touching close to $65 billion in the 2023-24 financial year, due to strong energy cooperation, Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra told reporters Friday. —Krutika Pathi, arkansasonline.com, 9 July 2024

Starmer also named David Lammy as Foreign Secretary and Yvette Cooper as Home Secretary. —Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 5 July 2024

In a recent briefing with reporters, Foreign Secretary David Cameron said something similar. —Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024