ambassador-at-large

American  

[am-bas-uh-der-uht-lahrj, -dawr] / æmˈbæs ə dər ətˈlɑrdʒ, -ˌdɔr /

noun

plural

ambassadors-at-large

1. an ambassador who is not assigned to a particular diplomatic post but is appointed on a special mission.

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Etymology

Origin of ambassador-at-large

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

As ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom during the first Trump administration, I traveled to Northern Iraq in 2018 to interview survivors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Armenia's ambassador-at-large, Edmon Marukyan, criticised the timing of the visit but stressed that it was important that UN officials saw for themselves what ethnic Armenians had been subjected to.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2023

"We are obviously tracking that quite closely," Beth Van Schaack, the U.S. ambassador-at-large for global criminal justice, told reporters during a telephone briefing.

From Reuters • Nov. 21, 2022

“The Council’s mandate explicitly excludes matters related to military security,” Nikolay Korchunov, Russia’s ambassador-at-large to the Council, recently told Newsweek.

From Washington Times • Apr. 16, 2022

Clemens in his note-book wrote: During 8 years now I have filled the position—with some credit, I trust, of self-appointed ambassador-at-large of the United States of America —without salary.

From Mark Twain, a Biography — Volume II, Part 2: 1886-1900 by Paine, Albert Bigelow