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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Shortly after Trump’s post, Iran’s foreign minister took to the social media website X.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Iran’s foreign minister arrived in Islamabad, but it isn’t clear if the U.S. delegates will meet directly with him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, wrote on X External link earlier in the day that he was headed to the capital cities of Pakistan, Oman, and Russia.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

The Soviet foreign minister, Andrei Gromyko, observed at the time: “Americans put forces on alert so often that it is hard to know what it means.”

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

I told him I wanted to see the state president and the foreign minister, Pik Botha.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela