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External Affairs

British  

plural noun

  1. (formerly) the Canadian federal Foreign Affairs department

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“The Trump administration has been very forthright in putting forward its foreign policy outlook as America First,” External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said Sunday, standing next to Rubio.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

Randhir Jaiswal, a spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External Affairs, told the British news outlet the Independent on Sunday that New Delhi condemned the “despicable acts.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 9, 2025

His post was in response to criticism within the SNP of a meeting which took place between External Affairs Secretary Angus Robertson and Israel’s Deputy Ambassador to the UK, Daniela Grudsky.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2024

One MSP told me that Angus Robertson was “an absolute disgrace” for taking part in the meeting, and that he should be sacked from his role as External Affairs Secretary.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2024

"Christopher Mead, Assistant Undersecretary for External Affairs," the assistant said, orientating himself.

From Citadel by Dongen, H. R. van

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