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.
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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
The extraditions also occurred on the same day that Rubio, Bondi and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met in Washington, D.C., with a delegation of high-level Mexico security officials, including Foreign Secretary Juan Ramon de la Fuente.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
Another former Conservative defense secretary, Penny Mordaunt, also criticized the deal, which has been championed by current Foreign Secretary David Lammy.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
On January 22, in one of his first international conversations as U.S. secretary of state, Marco Rubio spoke with Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The announcement on Monday came as India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Lammy venerates Ernest Bevin, another working-class Labour politician, who became Britain’s Foreign Secretary in the last weeks of the Second World War.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced a new Soft Power Council to promote British culture abroad and drive investment.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
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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
The extraditions also occurred on the same day that Rubio, Bondi and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met in Washington, D.C., with a delegation of high-level Mexico security officials, including Foreign Secretary Juan Ramon de la Fuente.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
Another former Conservative defense secretary, Penny Mordaunt, also criticized the deal, which has been championed by current Foreign Secretary David Lammy.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
On January 22, in one of his first international conversations as U.S. secretary of state, Marco Rubio spoke with Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The announcement on Monday came as India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Lammy venerates Ernest Bevin, another working-class Labour politician, who became Britain’s Foreign Secretary in the last weeks of the Second World War.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced a new Soft Power Council to promote British culture abroad and drive investment.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
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