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ambassador

[am-bas-uh-der, -dawr] / æmˈbæs ə dər, -ˌdɔr /


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The most senior official at the Foreign Office is leaving his post, after the decision to fail Lord Mandelson's security vetting for the role of US ambassador was overruled by his department.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Even the decision to expel Iran’s ambassador wasn’t implemented when the Iranian declined to leave.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

A meeting involving ambassadors from Israel and Lebanon was held Tuesday with the participation of Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the U.S. ambassador to Lebanon, a joint statement said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who mediated the discussions between Israeli ambassador Yechiel Leiter and Lebanese ambassador Nada Moawad, framed them as a pivotal moment.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

“Well, as it happens,” said Malcolm, fumbling with trembling hands in the rucksack, “we’ve got these orders from the king’s ambassador in Oxford, kind of a passport, so’s we can have safe passage. Look.”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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