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foreign secretary

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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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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. Margaret Thatcher

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. Margaret Thatcher

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. William Hague

There is no budget for travel for a Shadow Foreign Secretary. William Hague

After delivering his position, Inönü turned off his hearing aid during the speeches of British foreign secretary Lord Curzon. Source: Internet

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. Source: Internet

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