The President will be meeting with foreign diplomats.
He's a talented architect but a poor diplomat.
Recent Examples on the WebThat February, when COVID-19 restrictions prompted an evacuation of the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang, Russian diplomats were seen pushing a rail cart in a desperate dash for the border.—Sergey Radchenko, NPR, 19 June 2024 The party was joined by politicians, celebrities, diplomats, and activists from the LGBTQ+ community and their supporters, who rode in a colorful parade of floats from Parliament after the vote.—Jintamas Saksornchai, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2024 That month, Chinese leader Xi Jinping sent his special envoy for the war in Ukraine, Li Hui, to discuss Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s peace formula with diplomats from several countries, including Ukraine and the United States.—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2024 Mediators fear that any Hamas amendments to the current deal will be framed by Israel as a rejection, said Aaron David Miller, a longtime U.S. diplomat now at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 12 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for diplomat
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Word History
Etymology
French diplomate, back-formation from diplomatique
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