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Recent Examples of foreign minister
The Americans were prepared for a lecture from Russia’s longtime foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, who is well known for his tedious harangues.
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Michael Crowley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The French foreign minister explained on French radio on Sunday that these sorts of meetings happened all the time.
—Melissa Bell, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
However, the foreign ministers from the Arab countries Rubio will visit already sent a letter to him earlier this month detailing their willingness to work with the Trump administration on a two-state solution, which the secretary has all but dismissed.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2025
Jordan's current foreign minister, Ayman Safadi, told State TV that the expulsion of Palestinians to the country would be a breach of Jordan's historic peace treaty with Israel and seen as a declaration of war.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
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Michael Crowley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The French foreign minister explained on French radio on Sunday that these sorts of meetings happened all the time.
—Melissa Bell, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
However, the foreign ministers from the Arab countries Rubio will visit already sent a letter to him earlier this month detailing their willingness to work with the Trump administration on a two-state solution, which the secretary has all but dismissed.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2025
Jordan's current foreign minister, Ayman Safadi, told State TV that the expulsion of Palestinians to the country would be a breach of Jordan's historic peace treaty with Israel and seen as a declaration of war.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreign minister
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What To Know Marie Fontanel, who is the French ambassador to the Philippines, wrote on Monday in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that FS Charles de Gaulle, France's aircraft carrier, left the Southeast Asian country and returned to the South China Sea after a three-day visit.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Several K-pop stars have become brand ambassadors for Calvin Klein in recent years, including BTS’ Jungkook — featured in the spring 2024 jeans campaign — Blackpink’s Jennie, Sandara Park of 2NE1 and Red Velvet’s Joy and Sunmi.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
26 Feb. 2025
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His comments were aired on the first day of the Munich Security Conference, where hundreds of anxious European diplomats and others gathered expecting to hear Vice President JD Vance speak about President Trump’s strategy to broker peace negotiations with Russia to end the war in Ukraine.—
Yonette Joseph,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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The ministry also presented the Russian diplomat with fragments of the drones as evidence.—
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14 Feb. 2025
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All empires have, like the Roman Empire, been… The American System and the World Organization On the day our plenipotentiaries exchange their full powers, an immortal date will be inscribed in American diplomatic history.—
Ezequiel Padilla,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Sep. 2024
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These succeeded to the extent that a meeting was brought about in 1880 between plenipotentiaries of the three belligerents and the American Ministers accredited to those countries on board an American naval vessel in the harbor of Arica.—
Edwin M. Borchard,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Oct. 2011
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The tension arose from the fact that Mike—and by proxy, Harvey—might at any moment get caught in this masquerade.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
23 Feb. 2025
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The inhospitable landscape of sand, bare rock, and salt flats is so extreme and otherworldly that it’s used as a proxy for Mars by researchers.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
20 Feb. 2025
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Breaking down the trillion-dollar risk posed by climate change 04:02 Other factors also are contributing to the pricing pressures, including politics.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Those factors are also why designer Sivan is captivated by and employs natural fibers in his collections.—
Catherine Salfino,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Feb. 2025
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Patel, a former Justice Department attorney and longtime Trump ally, is one of the latest presidential appointees to be confirmed by the Senate.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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That explanation was both baffling and music to the ears of defense attorneys who have represented athletes with positive doping tests.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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In July, El Sobrante managers informed the South Coast Air Quality Management District that a chemical reaction brewing inside the landfill was causing broiling temperatures and producing toxic sulfur pollution, according to air district records.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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New York Yankees pitcher Luis Gil was shut down during his bullpen session Friday, manager Aaron Boone told reporters.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Being the destination for the first overseas visit by the top U.S. diplomat would have been big for Panama in any case, but Rubio comes as the emissary of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly suggested the U.S. retake the Panama Canal.—
Alma Solís,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
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Qin Fu is supposed to be meeting an emissary of China’s Empress Dowager on arrival, sent to catch a gang of political fugitives, but Holmes encourages his new protégé to assume his identity – apparently their names sound similar in Chinese – and investigate the Chinatown murders on his behalf.—
James Marsh,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2025
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