foreign minister

noun

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

foreign minister

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• foreign ministry noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of foreign minister¹

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

Indonesia’s foreign minister, Sugiono, told local reporters Tuesday that informal conversations between leaders were common.

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The team, headed by the vice foreign minister, will depart Wednesday evening, according to a government official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

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In the previous months, she had met with a succession of Nepali foreign ministers and prime ministers as governments collapsed and the country lurched through political turmoil.

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India and Canada have agreed a host of steps at talks between their foreign ministers in Delhi aimed at restoring ties that plummeted after a Sikh separatist leader was assassinated on Canadian soil.

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The one in Indian newspapers on Monday morning showing female journalists occupying front-row seats at the Afghan Taliban foreign minister's press conference in Delhi is certainly one of those.

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Related Words

• cabinet minister 
• secretary of state