foreign minister

foreign minister
foreign ministry.
(in countries other than the U.S.) a cabinet minister who conducts and supervises foreign and diplomatic relations with other states. Also called, esp. Brit., foreign secretary. Cf. secretary of state (def. 1).
[1700-10]

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