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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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov will fly to the Saudi capital later in the day.
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Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
Other records show the mayor was accompanied to the Philippines by his foreign affairs adviser – a city employee on loan from the U.S. State Department.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Putin’s foreign affairs advisor Yuri Ushakov set off for the Saudi capital on Monday, according to Russian state TV.
—Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Newsweek reached out to Ukraine's foreign affairs ministry and the Russian government via email for comment on Sunday afternoon.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
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Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
Other records show the mayor was accompanied to the Philippines by his foreign affairs adviser – a city employee on loan from the U.S. State Department.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Putin’s foreign affairs advisor Yuri Ushakov set off for the Saudi capital on Monday, according to Russian state TV.
—Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Newsweek reached out to Ukraine's foreign affairs ministry and the Russian government via email for comment on Sunday afternoon.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Foreign affairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20affairs. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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