foreign minister

noun

: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

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Guyana President Mohamed Irfaan Ali reached out to the State Department, and foreign ministers from the 15-member Caribbean Community regional trade bloc known as Caricom recently met with U.S. Special Envoy for Latin America Mauricio Claver-Carone in Washington. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025 At its conclusion, the foreign ministers issued a joint statement expressing their vision on several important matters, including Ukraine, the Middle East, Asia and the Indo-Pacific, Haiti, and Venezuela, among others. Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Mar. 2025 Balázs, who was Hungary's foreign minister between 2009 and 2010, said a change in government would mean an end to Hungary's role as Moscow's voice in the EU because Magyar is pro-European and would back Ukraine. David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025 Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Canada through Friday for the Group of Seven foreign ministers’ meeting. Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for foreign minister

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of foreign minister was in 1678

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foreign minister

noun
: a government minister for foreign affairs

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