foreign affairs
plural noun
: matters having to do with international relations and with the interests of the home country in foreign countries
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Andrea Mitchell Andrea Mitchell is chief Washington correspondent and chief foreign affairs correspondent for NBC News.
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Richard Engel, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Here is some of the Times obit, June 9, 1994:
Eric A. Nordlinger, a foreign affairs expert and professor at Brown, Harvard and Brandeis universities, died last Friday at his home in Cambridge, Mass.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 12 Dec. 2024
Issa, however, had also campaigned on his foreign affairs experience, having visited over 100 countries, and his prior experience as chairman of the House Oversight Committee.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Dec. 2024
Jared Birchall, the head of Mr. Musk’s family office with no experience in foreign affairs, has interviewed a few candidates for jobs at the State Department.
—Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Richard Engel, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Here is some of the Times obit, June 9, 1994:
Eric A. Nordlinger, a foreign affairs expert and professor at Brown, Harvard and Brandeis universities, died last Friday at his home in Cambridge, Mass.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 12 Dec. 2024
Issa, however, had also campaigned on his foreign affairs experience, having visited over 100 countries, and his prior experience as chairman of the House Oversight Committee.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Dec. 2024
Jared Birchall, the head of Mr. Musk’s family office with no experience in foreign affairs, has interviewed a few candidates for jobs at the State Department.
—Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Foreign affairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20affairs. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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