envoy
Official state representative
An envoy is a messenger or representative sent on a mission, especially a diplomatic one.
The term typically refers to someone dispatched by a government to conduct negotiations or deliver communications: The president sent a special envoy to broker peace talks.
An envoy ranks below an ambassador but carries similar authority for specific assignments.
Official foreign representative
- emissaryAgent sent abroad
- consulDiplomat in foreign city
- attachéEmbassy specialist officer
- plenipotentiaryDiplomat with full authority
legate · minister · nuncio · diplomatic · delegation · credentials · accreditation · foreign service
Delivery person or service
- heraldOfficial news announcer
- emissaryAgent sent abroad
- bearerOne who conveys something
- dispatchSend with speed
harbinger · forerunner · precursor · runner · carrier · announcer · page · express
Agent linking two parties
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
- liaisonConnector between groups
broker · peacemaker · arbiter · interlocutor · channel · conduit · bridge · talks
Entrust authority to another
- agentOne who acts independently
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- spokespersonAuthorized representative communicator
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
surrogate · stand-in · commissioner · plenipotentiary · goodwill ambassador · cultural attaché
ambassador
Official foreign representative
plenipotentiary · legate · minister · nuncio · diplomatic · delegation · credentials · accreditation · foreign service · statecraft
courier
Delivery person or service
dispatch · harbinger · forerunner · precursor · runner · carrier · announcer · page · express · rider
intermediary
Agent linking two parties
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
liaison · broker · peacemaker · arbiter · interlocutor · channel · conduit · bridge · talks · summit
delegate
Entrust authority to another
- agentOne who acts independently
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- spokespersonAuthorized representative communicator
deputy · surrogate · stand-in · commissioner · plenipotentiary · goodwill ambassador · cultural attaché
- appointed positionsambassador, judge, cabinet member, commissioner, director
- embassyambassador, visa, consul, diplomat, passport
- government workerscivil servants, federal workers, civil servant, bureaucrat, federal employees
- messengersmessenger, courier, couriers, herald, heralds
- negotiatorsnegotiator, bargainer, dealmaker, mediator, arbitrator
- Official thingsdocument, certificate, license, permit, badge
envoyreceiver
One who accepts transmission
recipient · host · host nation · addressee · sender
envoyambassador
Official foreign representative
private citizen · spy · infiltrator · consul · attaché
- special envoyAppointed representative for specific mission
- peace envoyDiplomatic negotiator dispatched abroad
- diplomatic envoyOfficial foreign representative
- foreign envoysOfficial representatives from abroad