Foreign Secretary

UK's top envoy

Foreign Secretary is the British cabinet minister responsible for foreign affairs and diplomacy—equivalent to the American Secretary of State.

The full title is Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.

The Foreign Secretary represents the UK in international negotiations and oversees the Foreign Office: The Foreign Secretary met with EU leaders to discuss the trade agreement.

diplomacy

ambassador

Official foreign representative

  • embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
  • envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
  • consulDiplomat in foreign city

consulate · attaché · diplomatic corps · mission · delegation · protocol · immunity · liaison · plenipotentiary · representative

affairs

international relations

Cross-border political interactions

European Union · G7 · crisis · conflict · war · intelligence · security · trade · consular · asylum

policy

strategy

Planned approach to goals

alliance · sovereignty · intervention · doctrine · mandate · initiative · national interest · soft power · isolationism · realpolitik

negotiations

treaty

Binding pact between nations

  • talksSpeaks with others
  • summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
  • accordHarmony between parties

pact · bilateral · multilateral · mediation · dialogue · engagement · convention · agreement · framework · ceasefire

role

minister

Religious leader or serve

appointment · office · portfolio · chancellor · premier · senior · authority · advisor · administration · executive

Opposites
domestic vs. foreign policy focus

Foreign SecretarySecretary of the Interior

Federal lands administrator

governmental role hierarchy

Foreign SecretaryPrime Minister

Parliamentary head of state

backbencher · junior minister

official vs. private citizen

Foreign Secretaryprivate citizen

ordinary citizen · civilian

Family

foreign, secretary, foreigner, foreignness, secretarial, secretariat, secretaries, secret

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