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chargé d'affaires

[shahr-zhey duh-fair, shahr-zhey, shar-zhey da-fer] / ʃɑrˈʒeɪ dəˈfɛər, ˈʃɑr ʒeɪ, ʃar ʒeɪ daˈfɛr /
NOUN
diplomat in charge of mission
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The French foreign ministry responded by summoning Madagascar's charge d'affaires in Paris, to "vigorously protest" over the expulsion of its official, rejecting "any accusations of destabilising the regime".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Following the expulsion, the UK's charge d'affaires Danae Dholakia was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry, which she reportedly left without comment.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The embassy posted a picture of Rob Allison and the US charge d'affaires in Cuba, Mike Hammer, meeting with Cardinal Juan de la Claridad and Bishop Arturo Gonzalez, president of the national bishop's conference.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

John McNamara has served as US charge d'affaires for Venezuela -- based in neighboring Colombia -- since last year.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

In 1862 he was appointed secretary of legation at the court of St. Petersburg, and not long after was left there as charge d'affaires.

From Four Famous American Writers: Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, James Russell Lowell, Bayard Taylor A Book for Young Americans by Cody, Sherwin




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