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diplomat

[dip-luh-mat] / ˈdɪp ləˌmæt /


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Before departing Washington on Monday, Rubio said he was open to the possibility of a sideline meeting with China's top diplomat Wang Yi, who will also be in Manila.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

“Some of this is geography,” said Alan Eyre, a former senior American diplomat in Jordan who is a fellow at the Middle East Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

But as one career diplomat told me, Delhi wasn't particularly "familiar" with the revolving cast of prime ministers over the past decade either.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

A real diplomat, that Brooklyn-born, Britain-raised American by birthright.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Though the sentence may be beyond salvation, passivizing the relative clause would be a place to start: the former United Nations diplomat who has been tapped by protesters demanding Mr. Morsi’s ouster.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

As foreign minister, Szijjarto was known for his combative approach towards European diplomats and his frequent visits to Russia.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

“Mojtaba signaled to Iranian diplomats that they could give it a try but it won’t go anywhere,” said Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior director of the Iran program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Chinese diplomats told me the staging wasn’t meant to belittle Putin; viewed from the front, they said, the two figures take roughly equal share of the picture’s frame.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

A retired Air Force Reserve colonel and longtime foreign policy hawk, he spent decades cultivating relationships not only across Capitol Hill but with world leaders, diplomats and advocacy organizations.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

Not only were they eminently respectable, these were figures who held real influence in British life: politicians, diplomats, military men, clergy.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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