foreign affairs
plural noun
: matters having to do with international relations and with the interests of the home country in foreign countries
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Newsweek has contacted the foreign affairs ministries of Iran and Russia for comment.
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Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Andrea Mitchell Andrea Mitchell is chief Washington correspondent and chief foreign affairs correspondent for NBC News.
—Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
This is running parallel to the assassination of China’s ambassador to the U.K., which is at the center of an escalating foreign affairs crisis.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Despite his limited experience in foreign affairs, Witkoff was named Trump's Special Envoy to the Middle East.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Andrea Mitchell Andrea Mitchell is chief Washington correspondent and chief foreign affairs correspondent for NBC News.
—Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
This is running parallel to the assassination of China’s ambassador to the U.K., which is at the center of an escalating foreign affairs crisis.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Despite his limited experience in foreign affairs, Witkoff was named Trump's Special Envoy to the Middle East.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Foreign affairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20affairs. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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