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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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While the Israelis have reportedly agreed to move troops farther away from key corridors, some question if Israeli diplomats shuttling to Qatar and Egypt for talks actually have the mandate to negotiate.
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reportedly told the European Union’s top diplomat earlier this month that Beijing can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine as this could allow the United States to turn its full attention to China.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
At the assembly, CTBTO leader and former Australian diplomat Robert Floyd joined the Nobel winners in calling the international community to formally approve the testing ban.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 20 July 2025
The representative of Moscow, a young diplomat named Roman Kashaev, looked up from his desk, cracked a smile, and began to laugh.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 17 July 2025
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reportedly told the European Union’s top diplomat earlier this month that Beijing can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine as this could allow the United States to turn its full attention to China.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
At the assembly, CTBTO leader and former Australian diplomat Robert Floyd joined the Nobel winners in calling the international community to formally approve the testing ban.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 20 July 2025
The representative of Moscow, a young diplomat named Roman Kashaev, looked up from his desk, cracked a smile, and began to laugh.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 17 July 2025
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“Diplomat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diplomat. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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diplomat
noun
dip·lo·mat
ˈdip-lə-ˌmat 
: a person employed or skilled in diplomacy
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