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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Mohammad Javad Zarif, who was then Iran’s foreign minister, would sometimes retreat to the back of the room during the nuclear talks and put his head in his hands, pantomiming despair.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

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, 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

Iran’s foreign minister again acknowledged what had been agreed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Earlier that evening, the German ambassador to Russia, Count Friedrich von Pourtales, requested a meeting with Russian foreign minister Sergei Sazonov.

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