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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They then extended gains Friday after Iran’s foreign minister said that the Strait of Hormuz was “completely open” to commercial vessels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Iran’s foreign minister said that in conjunction with the cease-fire in Lebanon, “the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

An 86-year-old French woman who was detained at an immigration enforcement centre in the US has returned to France, the country's foreign minister says.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, declared the strait “completely open” for commercial vessels in a social media post.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Serbia “must be eliminated as a power factor in the Balkans,” warned Count Leopold von Berchtold, the Austro-Hungarian foreign minister.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman