foreign minister

NOUN

government minister

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cabinet minister secretary of state

WEAK

foreign secretary minister of foreign affairs

Example Sentences

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The Cambodian foreign minister, Prak Sokhonn, said he would meet his Thai counterpart in China’s Yunnan Province on Sunday and Monday for further talks at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, Egypt's foreign minister held separate phone calls with his counterparts in Somalia, Turkey and Djibouti to discuss issues including Israel's declaration.

From BBC

“I am very upset about the appointment and the statement, which I find completely unacceptable,” the foreign minister told broadcaster TV2.

From The Wall Street Journal

In his opening remarks, Malaysia's foreign minister asked both sides and other Asean members to give the matter "our most urgent attention".

From BBC

In an address to the United Nations in September, Pyongyang's vice foreign minister Kim Son Gyong said his country would never surrender its nuclear weapons.

From Barron's