How to Use Foreign Secretary in a Sentence

Foreign Secretary

noun
  • The meeting will be led by Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, Starmer said.
    — CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • In a recent briefing with reporters, Foreign Secretary David Cameron said something similar.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
  • Britain’s top diplomat, Foreign Secretary David Cameron, a former prime minister, has signaled that his country is considering doing the same.
    — Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Vance traveled to the Cotswolds from a private fishing retreat at Chevening, the grace and favor estate of the British Foreign Secretary, currently David Lammy.
    — Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The Trumps were welcomed by British officials, including Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper and Viscount Henry?
    — Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Others, like British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, objected, specifically citing the failure of the Leipzig trials.
    — B.b. Blaber, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
  • As British Foreign Secretary Lord Palmerston said, his country had no perpetual allies or enemies, only perpetual interests.
    — Barry Strauss, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
  • British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said Britain also favored a diplomatic path, acknowledging differences with the United States.
    — Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
  • On Thursday, British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will host a virtual meeting of 35 countries that have signed up to help ensure security for shipping in the Strait — after the fighting ends.
    — ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • On Thursday, British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will host a virtual meeting of 35 countries that have signed up to help ensure security for shipping in the Strait -- after the fighting ends.
    — Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said their concerns were resolved, the BBC reported.
    — Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
  • The United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy admitted to fishing illegally with Vice President Vance last week.
    — Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 13 Aug. 2025
  • On Friday, Rubio met with British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper at the State Department with Diego Garcia reportedly on the agenda.
    — Laura Kelly, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Blair and the former British Foreign Secretary, William Hague (now Baron Hague of Richmond), issued a report a while back calling for a digital identity infrastructure in the UK.
    — David G.w. Birch, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
  • British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper cited concerns over Russian President Vladimir Putin's possible participation.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, 57, or Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, 45, are both often mentioned as possible firm hands who could steer the party, though neither has shown much inclination to enter the fray this time round.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 14 May 2026
  • Others, including the United Kingdom, claim to have conducted their own analysis of the situation and rejected the allegations of genocide, as was clarified in a recent letter from the then Foreign Secretary David Lammy to a Parliamentary committee.
    — Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The Europeans issued their statement Sunday after being hosted by British Foreign Secretary David Lammy at his official residence in Chevening, a 17th century mansion set in a sprawling estate southwest of London.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The High Court determined that former Home Secretary Yvette Cooper (who now serves as Foreign Secretary) had not properly followed her own policies when deciding what constitutes an organization being proscribed under the Terrorism Act.
    — Callum Sutherland, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper also announced at least £10 million for the Palestinian Authority, which runs Palestinian areas of the West Bank, and £1 million for humanitarian assistance with clearing mines in Gaza.
    — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2026
  • Named after the 19th-Century Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister Viscount Palmerston, the cat quickly garnered a large online fanbase, boasting nearly 100,000 followers as of Tuesday who closely tracked his adventures across Westminster.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The 24 were scheduled to arrive in Manila in two flights early Sunday, with the first batch to be welcomed by Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro, who accompanied Marcos in his talks with Putin on Wednesday in the Russian city of Kazan, the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila said.
    — ABC News, 20 June 2026
  • Darren Staples | Afp | Getty Images Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy (R) and US Vice President JD Vance (L) fish in the grounds of Chevening House, in Chevening, southeast England, on August 8, 2025.
    — Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025

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