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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It responded after Netanyahu and his foreign minister issued a statement saying they had ordered the "initiation of a defamation lawsuit".

From BBC • May 15, 2026

President Xi Jinping and his longtime foreign minister appeared serious in their conviction that a channel should be a established between Beijing and Washington — a red phone for AI in case of emergencies.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine’s foreign minister, said that Russia had already violated the terms of Ukraine’s proposed pause in the fighting, with strikes continuing after midnight into Wednesday morning.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Chinese officials hosted Iran’s foreign minister, urging a cease-fire and the opening of the Strait of Hormuz ahead of the Trump-Xi summit.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

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

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin