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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Secretary General António Guterres said after meeting with Pakistan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

In an address to fellow Mexican diplomats, the newly minted foreign minister alluded to the atmosphere of global tumult, without naming those responsible.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Iran's foreign minister said that under the two-week ceasefire agreement, maritime traffic through the vital Strait of Hormuz would be guaranteed.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

India's foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar told the Financial Times in March that the passage of its tankers was the result of diplomacy.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

“Think of the responsibility which you are asking me to take!” the czar told his foreign minister.

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