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The President will be meeting with foreign diplomats.
He's a talented architect but a poor diplomat.
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Ostensibly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, North Korea imposed the harshest lockdowns on the planet; even its diplomats were sealed off from foreign contact.
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John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
Following the speech, the European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas pushed back at Hegseth’s comment that European countries should focus their defense efforts in their own region and leave the Indo-Pacific more to the U.S.
—Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
But some diplomats argue that doing so at this moment would have little effect.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 29 May 2025
But there was never an explicit threat or new deadline included in those warnings, according to three European diplomats.
—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
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John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
Following the speech, the European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas pushed back at Hegseth’s comment that European countries should focus their defense efforts in their own region and leave the Indo-Pacific more to the U.S.
—Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
But some diplomats argue that doing so at this moment would have little effect.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 29 May 2025
But there was never an explicit threat or new deadline included in those warnings, according to three European diplomats.
—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
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“Diplomat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diplomat. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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diplomat
noun
dip·lo·mat
ˈdip-lə-ˌmat 
: a person employed or skilled in diplomacy
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