Foreign Secretary

/ˈfɔrən ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri/

Definitions

  1. (n.) A senior government minister responsible for managing a country's foreign affairs and representing its interests internationally.
    The Foreign Secretary negotiated the treaty on behalf of the government.

Forms

  • foreign secretary
  • foreign secretaries

Commentary

The term 'Foreign Secretary' is primarily used in the UK and certain Commonwealth countries to denote the official overseeing foreign relations, analogous to 'Secretary of State' in the US context.

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