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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That Eswatini visit was later brought up by Taiwan's foreign minister Lin Chia-lung in a post about the New Zealand delegation's visit.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Rubio landed in Yerevan for a brief refuelling stop on his way back from India and immediately began talks at the airport with Armenia's foreign minister, Ararat Mirzoyan.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Now, Ukraine's foreign minister has told the BBC that Kyiv is keen to introduce some "new dynamics" into the negotiation process.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Carlos Fernández de Cossío, Cuba’s deputy foreign minister, said that while the country hopes to avert conflict, it is hardening its defenses.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

On August 23, 1939, Soviet Premier Vyacheslav Molotov, the same official who’d hosted the Rodina’s crew at his summer house, signed a treaty with Germany’s foreign minister, Joachim von Ribbentrop.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein