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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Elizabeth Shackelford is senior policy director at Dartmouth College’s Dickey Center for International Understanding and a foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune.
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Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Andrea Mitchell Andrea Mitchell is chief Washington correspondent and chief foreign affairs correspondent for NBC News.
—Andrea Mitchell, NBC news, 11 July 2025
Kyiv’s foreign affairs minister, Andrii Sybiha, said Russia launched more than 5,000 combat drones and hundreds of missiles, including nearly 80 ballistic missiles, in June alone.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 3 July 2025
Zelenskyy's tense White House visit Vance was at the center of another important moment for U.S. foreign affairs this year during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's February visit to the White House.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Andrea Mitchell Andrea Mitchell is chief Washington correspondent and chief foreign affairs correspondent for NBC News.
—Andrea Mitchell, NBC news, 11 July 2025
Kyiv’s foreign affairs minister, Andrii Sybiha, said Russia launched more than 5,000 combat drones and hundreds of missiles, including nearly 80 ballistic missiles, in June alone.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 3 July 2025
Zelenskyy's tense White House visit Vance was at the center of another important moment for U.S. foreign affairs this year during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's February visit to the White House.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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“Foreign affairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20affairs. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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