diplomatist

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Recent Examples of diplomatist The trouble, rather, is that even our top foreign-policy experts and our most sophisticated diplomatists are creatures of our own cultural heritage and intellectual environment. Nicholas Eberstadt, National Review, 11 Sep. 2017
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Noun
  • Lianys Torres Rivera, the top Cuban diplomat, wouldn't reveal any details on the ongoing talks between Washington and Havana and stressed that Cuba will retain its sovereignty.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Politico reported that the expectation going into the meeting was to coordinate action, rather than define a concrete plan, according to two EU diplomats who were in attendance.
    Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Commercial conversations Earlier this month, the UK government convened a meeting of defense companies to meet ambassadors and defense attaches from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Iraq and Jordan.
    Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Guess named the South Korean rapper, singer and member of the K-pop group Stray Kids its first global brand ambassador for both Guess and Guess Jeans brands earlier this month.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • All empires have, like the Roman Empire, been… The American System and the World Organization On the day our plenipotentiaries exchange their full powers, an immortal date will be inscribed in American diplomatic history.
    Ezequiel Padilla, Foreign Affairs, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Walpole’s most frequent correspondent was Horace Mann, the British plenipotentiary in Florence, Italy.
    Catherine Ostler, WSJ, 15 Apr. 2022
Noun
  • However, papal legates—diplomatic representatives—continue their external functions.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
  • In the 1520s Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal legate of England, drove forward a similar program of moral and financial reform, winding up a further 29 monasteries.
    Crawford Gribben, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2022
Noun
  • The aiyi have sent an emissary to Scythia, who will determine whether the colonists deserve to survive.
    Stephanie Burt, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Jeremy Hansen The Canadian fighter pilot and physicist is making his space debut, which is stressful enough, but also serving as his country’s first emissary to the moon.
    Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Continue reading … NUCLEAR AMBITIONS — Marco Rubio blasts Iranian foreign minister as 'a liar' about missile capabilities.
    , FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Previously, Velasco had served as spokesperson for Marcelo Ebrard, the current economy secretary, when Ebrard was Mexico’s foreign minister during the first part of former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s administration.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026

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“Diplomatist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diplomatist. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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