foreign secretary
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of foreign secretary
First recorded in 1650–60
Example Sentences
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“It would be superfluous in me,” Abraham Lincoln’s emissary Charles Francis Adams wrote to the British foreign secretary, “to point out to your lordship that this is war.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
"There is no doubt there has been a relative relaxation of tensions between the two countries," former Indian foreign secretary Shyam Saran told the BBC.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Some wonder if Burnham might give him a seat in the House of Lords and hand him his old job back as foreign secretary.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
He has served as shadow foreign secretary and chairman of the Brexit select committee.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
In England, foreign secretary Anthony Eden said he “deeply regretted” the news, and then set about pressuring the French not to overreact.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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