foreign secretary
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of foreign secretary
First recorded in 1650–60
Example Sentences
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There is no question, though, that this week the minister who most starkly signalled change from the previous government was a man who coveted Healey's job - Ed Miliband, who was instead appointed foreign secretary.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
To date, Mexico has received partial or no responses to complaints sent to the eight states where the 17 deaths of Mexican citizens occurred, Roberto Velasco, Mexican’s foreign secretary, said last week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
“It’s terrible that a man has lost his life, I think, because others were so keen on having him burnish their credentials,” said James Cleverly, a former U.K. foreign secretary who is Black.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Ed Miliband, now Britain’s foreign secretary, praised Hobsbawm for bringing “history out of the ivory tower and into people’s lives.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Alex Douglas-Home, the British foreign secretary, was rumored to be working behind the scenes to help our cause.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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