foreign secretary
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of foreign secretary
First recorded in 1650–60
Example Sentences
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“Road closures are a small price to pay for a much greater reward, for peace to return to the region,” said Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, a former Pakistan foreign secretary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Sir Olly said he felt "quite uncomfortable" after No 10 discussed potentially finding Lord Doyle a head of mission role with him and told him not to tell the foreign secretary about this.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
The former lead civil servant at the Foreign Office, sacked by the prime minister and foreign secretary last week, will give his side of the story in Parliament this morning.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
In a news conference in March, just days before being named foreign secretary, Velasco condemned the deaths of Mexican citizens in U.S. custody as “painful, heartrending, and absolutely unacceptable for the government of Mexico.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 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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