foreign secretary
Noun
Meaning
foreign secretary (plural foreign secretaries)
Alternative letter-case form of Foreign Secretary.
(UK politics) The British cabinet minister who heads the Foreign Office and is responsible for Britain's relations and dealings with other countries. Official full title: Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs.
(India and various other countries) A senior civil servant who conducts and supervises foreign and diplomatic relations.
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Examples
I have thought long and deeply about the post of Foreign Secretary and have decided to offer it to Peter Carrington who – as I am sure you will agree – will do the job superbly.
No woman in my time will be prime minister or chancellor or foreign secretary - not the top jobs. Anyway, I wouldn't want to be prime minister; you have to give yourself 100 percent.
Well, if you're looking for me to lead a normal representative life, well good luck finding a foreign secretary who'd be like that - totally dependant on the political system and has never earned any money. Then you'll get the politicians you deserve.
There is no budget for travel for a Shadow Foreign Secretary.
After delivering his position, Inönü turned off his hearing aid during the speeches of British foreign secretary Lord Curzon.
Allies of Mr Cummings and Mr Cain say that Ms Symonds has had a vendetta against Mr Cain since she applied for the job of special adviser to Mr Johnson when he was Foreign Secretary, but before she was romantically involved with him.