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 also attended the EU meeting, along with officials from Ukraine, Canada, Norway, Switzerland and Iceland. — Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 2 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 Advertisement Ed Miliband has been assigned the role of Foreign Secretary. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 20 July 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 See All Example Sentences for Foreign Secretary

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