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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Speaking in Kazan, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said there was hope for better India-China relations.
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Reuters, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the agreement will secure the future of the base at Diego Garcia, the largest in the chain of remote islands off the tip of India that has been under British control for over 50 years.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
By Olivia-Anne Cleary July 18, 2024 7:42 AM EDT
David Lammy became the U.K. Foreign Secretary earlier this month after the Labour Party defeated the Conservative Party in the July 4 general election.
—Olivia-Anne Cleary, TIME, 18 July 2024
Trump and Starmer were also joined by Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy, who has made scathing remarks about Trump in the past.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Europe, 27 Sep. 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy both called for de-escalation in the Middle East in separate public statements.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2024
In April, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron met with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida in an attempt to persuade him to back additional military aid for Ukraine.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
After months of public protests at weapons factories across the country against arming Israel, U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy told Parliament on Monday, lawmakers' first day back from summer recess, that the government is suspending about 30 of its 350 arms export licenses for Israel.
—Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy told lawmakers on Monday that the decision related to about 30 of 350 export licenses for equipment that includes parts for military aircraft and drones and items used for ground targeting.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2024
Reuters, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the agreement will secure the future of the base at Diego Garcia, the largest in the chain of remote islands off the tip of India that has been under British control for over 50 years.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
By Olivia-Anne Cleary July 18, 2024 7:42 AM EDT
David Lammy became the U.K. Foreign Secretary earlier this month after the Labour Party defeated the Conservative Party in the July 4 general election.
—Olivia-Anne Cleary, TIME, 18 July 2024
Trump and Starmer were also joined by Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy, who has made scathing remarks about Trump in the past.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Europe, 27 Sep. 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy both called for de-escalation in the Middle East in separate public statements.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2024
In April, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron met with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida in an attempt to persuade him to back additional military aid for Ukraine.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
After months of public protests at weapons factories across the country against arming Israel, U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy told Parliament on Monday, lawmakers' first day back from summer recess, that the government is suspending about 30 of its 350 arms export licenses for Israel.
—Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy told lawmakers on Monday that the decision related to about 30 of 350 export licenses for equipment that includes parts for military aircraft and drones and items used for ground targeting.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2024
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