foreign secretary
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of foreign secretary
First recorded in 1650–60
Example Sentences
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The government will increase funding of the BBC World Service over the next three years, the foreign secretary is to announce on Thursday.
From BBC
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said the World Service "offers clarity, accuracy and an independent voice where reliable information is increasingly difficult to access".
From BBC
It comes as Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper landed in Saudi Arabia on Thursday amid continued concern about Iranian threats to the Strait of Hormuz - a key artery for commercial shipping.
From BBC
The "whatever" note "was not a good idea", his then Foreign Secretary Jack Straw later told me.
From BBC
"It undermined trust in public life," former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw reflected.
From BBC
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