as in ambassador
a person sent by a country's government to represent it in a foreign country
They arranged a dinner to welcome the foreign diplomats. She served as a U.S. diplomat in France for several years.
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Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2025
The talks began midafternoon in Muscat, the Omani capital, which American and Iranian diplomats have used as neutral negotiating territory for years.
—Lara Jakes, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Elsewhere, an American diplomat (Stanley Townsend) and his wife (Andrea Irvine) visit Tel Aviv in the hopes of rescuing their son, an IDF soldier taken hostage by one of the aforementioned groups, who demand the release of a thousand Palestinian detainees in exchange for his freedom.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
The talks began midafternoon in Muscat, the Omani capital, which American and Iranian diplomats have used as neutral negotiating territory for years.
—Lara Jakes, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2025
The talks began midafternoon in Muscat, the Omani capital, which American and Iranian diplomats have used as neutral negotiating territory for years.
—Lara Jakes, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Elsewhere, an American diplomat (Stanley Townsend) and his wife (Andrea Irvine) visit Tel Aviv in the hopes of rescuing their son, an IDF soldier taken hostage by one of the aforementioned groups, who demand the release of a thousand Palestinian detainees in exchange for his freedom.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
The talks began midafternoon in Muscat, the Omani capital, which American and Iranian diplomats have used as neutral negotiating territory for years.
—Lara Jakes, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Diplomat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diplomat. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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