good offices
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“Very fruitful visit to Pakistan, whose good offices and brotherly efforts to bring back peace to our region we very much value,” Abbas Araghchi said External link.
From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026
Ambassador Zhang Jun, a close Russian ally, said Beijing subscribes to Guterres’ view that even the most intractable issues can be solved by diplomacy and supports “his good offices aimed at reducing tensions.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
Dujarric said the secretary-general also wants the Venezuelan people to understand “that his good offices remain available should both sides request them.”
From Fox News ● Apr. 30, 2019
For his good offices, Kennedy asked to be named ambassador to the Court of St. James’s. Roosevelt reportedly laughed at the thought: No one was less diplomatic than Joe Kennedy.
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2016
Finally, he embarked on a number of prolonged trips to Mecca and the newly independent African states through the good offices of the representatives of the Arab League in the United States.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
