foreign minister

American  

noun

1. (in countries other than the U.S.) a cabinet minister who conducts and supervises foreign and diplomatic relations with other states.

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foreign minister British  

noun

1. US equivalent: secretary of state.  (often capitals) a cabinet minister who is responsible for a country's dealings with other countries

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Other Word Forms

• foreign ministry
  noun

Etymology

Origin of foreign minister

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

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foreign minister

According to the foreign minister, Afghanistan had up to 30,000 women in business in 2020 and 2021 - which has since risen to 120,000 female entrepreneurs.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Germany’s foreign minister said Berlin had no intention of joining military operations in the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

South Africa's foreign minister wants new rules and "more transparency" to apply to former heads of state undertaking foreign trips.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

The bloc has excluded Myanmar's leadership from high-level summits since the putsch, but its foreign minister attended an informal meeting with his regional counterparts last month in Thailand.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

Serbia “must be eliminated as a power factor in the Balkans,” warned Count Leopold von Berchtold, the Austro-Hungarian foreign minister.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Related Words

• cabinet minister
• secretary of state