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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They then extended gains Friday after Iran’s foreign minister said that the Strait of Hormuz was “completely open” to commercial vessels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz seemed to be back in business; Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said as much on Friday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

An 86-year-old French woman who was detained at an immigration enforcement centre in the US has returned to France, the country's foreign minister says.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Those traits, along with his standing as a protege of Marcelo Ebrard — Mexico’s secretary of the economy, who previously served as foreign minister — helped power Velasco’s meteoric career rise.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Yes, urged foreign minister Shigenori Togo, because America’s atomic bomb “drastically alters the whole military situation.”

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin