Foreign Secretary
noun
British
: the official in Great Britain and other countries who is in charge of how the country relates to and deals with foreign countries
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During that time, her partner forcefully petitioned five consecutive UK Foreign Secretaries including Boris Johnson, who later would become Prime Minister, as would Liz Truss, the Foreign Secretary who eventually negotiated Zaghari-Radcliffe’s release in March 2022.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 24 June 2024
Prior to resigning from the role of Prime Minister in 2022, Johnson served as Foreign Secretary, Mayor of London and Conservative MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, amongst other roles.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
Not only did Bush and Blair think this; so did French President Jacques Chirac and Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as Blix and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw.
—Melvyn P. Leffler, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
Britain was attempting to smooth over a flap that arose over Foreign Secretary David Cameron’s recent pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago, former President Trump’s Florida resort.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
Macron has in public raised the idea of sending European troops to fight Russia in Ukraine while British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said that Ukraine had a right to use the weapons provided by London to strike targets inside Russia.
—Guy Faulconbridge, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
This is a message being delivered with increasing urgency by Ukraine’s European allies, most recently during a U.S. visit this week by British Foreign Secretary David Cameron.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024
The British government has been a staunch ally of Israel since the eruption of hostilities on Oct. 7 but Foreign Secretary David Cameron has hardened his language in recent months over the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
—NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
The British government has been a staunch ally of Israel since the war began, but Foreign Secretary David Cameron has toughened his language in recent weeks amid increasing humanitarian concerns.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 24 June 2024
Prior to resigning from the role of Prime Minister in 2022, Johnson served as Foreign Secretary, Mayor of London and Conservative MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, amongst other roles.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
Not only did Bush and Blair think this; so did French President Jacques Chirac and Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as Blix and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw.
—Melvyn P. Leffler, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
Britain was attempting to smooth over a flap that arose over Foreign Secretary David Cameron’s recent pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago, former President Trump’s Florida resort.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
Macron has in public raised the idea of sending European troops to fight Russia in Ukraine while British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said that Ukraine had a right to use the weapons provided by London to strike targets inside Russia.
—Guy Faulconbridge, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
This is a message being delivered with increasing urgency by Ukraine’s European allies, most recently during a U.S. visit this week by British Foreign Secretary David Cameron.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024
The British government has been a staunch ally of Israel since the eruption of hostilities on Oct. 7 but Foreign Secretary David Cameron has hardened his language in recent months over the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
—NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
The British government has been a staunch ally of Israel since the war began, but Foreign Secretary David Cameron has toughened his language in recent weeks amid increasing humanitarian concerns.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
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