Foreign Secretary

noun

British
: the official in Great Britain and other countries who is in charge of how the country relates to and deals with foreign countries

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British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband declared on September 8 that Israel’s occupation of the West Bank is unlawful and announced a sanctions regime against the settlements and companies involved in their financing and construction. — Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026 Ukraine appeals for more defense support from NATO Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to Pryluky on Thursday with visiting British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 The announcement from British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband in the House of Commons on Tuesday amounted to one of the most strident steps against Israeli settlements in recent years. — Ilan Ben Zion, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026 In the days following Maduro’s ouster, the UK’s then-Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said the UK still did not recognize the Venezuelan government. — German Padinger, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for Foreign Secretary

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