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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British Foreign Secretary David Cameron speaks during a joint press conference with Albanian Prime Minister after a meeting in Tirana, on May 22, 2024. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025 Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday thanked British Foreign Secretary David Lammy for his country’s role in encouraging Europe to provide for its own defense and push for peace in Ukraine, the State Department said. Keir Simmons, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025

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“Foreign Secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Foreign%20Secretary. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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