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persona non grata

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a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome

a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sent

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Well, I'm proud of it. I was declard persona non grata not by the country but by a terrorist regime. But I know that Cubans love me and my music. Gloria Estefan

He also stood behind Joan Bennett and insisted on her as his co-star in Michael Curtiz 's We're No Angels when an ugly public scandal made her persona non grata with Jack Warner. Source: Internet

After that the Russian military attaché, who was also a memeber of the Joint Control Commission, was declared persona non grata. Source: Internet

As for Hamouri, it was reported that he has been declared a persona non grata by the Immigration Bureau. Source: Internet

Both parents’ biographies would have made Voinovich persona non grata in Soviet literature, but his talent, perseverance and sheer good luck opened doors to literary journals and publishing houses, and made him a member of the Soviet Writers’ Union. Source: Internet

Ecuador's foreign minister, Ricardo Patino, Tuesday declared Ambassador Heather Hodges persona non grata and asked her to leave the country in the shortest time possible. Source: Internet

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