foreign ministers
Nations' top diplomats
Foreign ministers are government officials responsible for a country's diplomacy and international relations, typically heading the foreign ministry or state department.
The title varies by nation—the U.S. equivalent is Secretary of State, while the UK has a Foreign Secretary.
Foreign ministers negotiate treaties, represent their countries abroad, and meet with counterparts to address international issues: Foreign ministers from the G7 nations convened to discuss the crisis.
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- chancelleriesDiplomatic mission offices
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- peace talksFormal conflict-resolution discussions
communiqués · credentials · state visits · state dinner · working lunch · diplomacy · bilateral agreements · international relations · consulate · G7 · statecraft · handshakes · photo op · press conference · joint statement · multilateralism · portfolios · delegations
- Southeast AsiaVietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia
- diplomacyembassy, ambassador, ambassadors, treaty, treaties
- Cold War Diplomacydétente, detente, arms control, summits, SALT talks
- Early U.S. DiplomacyMonroe Doctrine, Louisiana Purchase, Treaty of Ghent, Quasi-War, treaty negotiations
- Qing Diplomacyextraterritoriality, Opium Wars, Treaty of Nanking, spheres of influence, kowtow
- South American Diplomacydiplomatic missions, peace accords, Pan-Americanism, diplomatic recognition, regional blocs
foreign ministersambassadors
Official diplomatic representatives
consuls · diplomatic envoys · attachés · embassy staff · envoys
foreign, ministers, prime minister, ministerial, ministration, foreign minister, foreign ministry