foreign secretary

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“Road closures are a small price to pay for a much greater reward, for peace to return to the region,” said Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, a former Pakistan foreign secretary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

In a news conference in March, just days before being named foreign secretary, Velasco condemned the deaths of Mexican citizens in U.S. custody as “painful, heartrending, and absolutely unacceptable for the government of Mexico.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

The foreign secretary will also visit the International Maritime Organization on Thursday in a show of support for the organisation's efforts to help ships and seafarers currently trapped in the waterway.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Writing in The Times of India newspaper in January, former foreign secretary Nirupama Rao offered a note of caution about the first film's broader impact.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Alex Douglas-Home, the British foreign secretary, was rumored to be working behind the scenes to help our cause.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela