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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Malaysia’s foreign minister, Mohamad Hasan, said over the weekend that seven tankers owned by Malaysian firms are awaiting clearance to go through the waterway, state-owned media outlet Bernama reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

However, Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has said messages have been exchanged with the US via intermediaries but these constituted "neither dialogue nor negotiation, nor anything of the sort".

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

One of them concluded that a proposed deal negotiated by Oman’s foreign minister “smelled fishy.”

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

The UK's foreign minister Yvette Cooper urged a "swift resolution to this conflict that restores regional stability".

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

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

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin