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The President will be meeting with foreign diplomats.
He's a talented architect but a poor diplomat.
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The Istanbul negotiations followed earlier discussions between senior diplomats from both nations in Saudi Arabia, as well as a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Putin.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the talks followed an understanding reached during President Donald Trump's call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and contact between senior Russian and U.S. diplomats and other officials in Saudi Arabia.
—Jill Lawless and Aamer Madhani The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025
There were few, if any, people in the room who weren’t aware of the meeting under way that afternoon in Saudi Arabia—Russian and American diplomats talking about the future of Ukraine with no Ukrainian input.
—Tamar Jacoby, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Trump’s shake-up was obvious even in the room of foreign ministers from the world’s largest economies where Wang, China’s most seasoned diplomat, spoke in South Africa last week.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the talks followed an understanding reached during President Donald Trump's call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and contact between senior Russian and U.S. diplomats and other officials in Saudi Arabia.
—Jill Lawless and Aamer Madhani The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025
There were few, if any, people in the room who weren’t aware of the meeting under way that afternoon in Saudi Arabia—Russian and American diplomats talking about the future of Ukraine with no Ukrainian input.
—Tamar Jacoby, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Trump’s shake-up was obvious even in the room of foreign ministers from the world’s largest economies where Wang, China’s most seasoned diplomat, spoke in South Africa last week.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Diplomat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diplomat. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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diplomat
noun
dip·lo·mat
ˈdip-lə-ˌmat 
: a person employed or skilled in diplomacy
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