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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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More than 1,300 diplomats, many of whom specialized in democracy and human rights, have been removed.
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Jason Carter, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Before the Abraham Accords, Middle East diplomats and journalists would joke with me that Lebanon and Syria would ultimately fight each other — over which would be last to establish relations with Israel.
—semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reportedly told the European Union’s top diplomat in July that China could not accept a Russian loss in Ukraine, because that might lead the United States to focus its energies on containing China’s rise.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Pierce, a highly respected diplomat, served as the ambassador to the US from 2020 to February 2025, and previously worked as the UK’s permanent representative to the United Nations.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Sep. 2025
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Jason Carter, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Before the Abraham Accords, Middle East diplomats and journalists would joke with me that Lebanon and Syria would ultimately fight each other — over which would be last to establish relations with Israel.
—semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reportedly told the European Union’s top diplomat in July that China could not accept a Russian loss in Ukraine, because that might lead the United States to focus its energies on containing China’s rise.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Pierce, a highly respected diplomat, served as the ambassador to the US from 2020 to February 2025, and previously worked as the UK’s permanent representative to the United Nations.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for diplomat
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“Diplomat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diplomat. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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diplomat
noun
dip·lo·mat
ˈdip-lə-ˌmat 
: a person employed or skilled in diplomacy
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