Foreign Secretary
noun
British
: the official in Great Britain and other countries who is in charge of how the country relates to and deals with foreign countries
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After months of public protests at weapons factories across the country against arming Israel, U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy told Parliament on Monday, lawmakers' first day back from summer recess, that the government is suspending about 30 of its 350 arms export licenses for Israel.
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Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy told lawmakers on Monday that the decision related to about 30 of 350 export licenses for equipment that includes parts for military aircraft and drones and items used for ground targeting.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2024
Lammy had previously served as the Shadow Foreign Secretary since 2021, and held various positions prior to that, having been elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Labour Party in 2000.
—Olivia-Anne Cleary, TIME, 18 July 2024
India-Russia trade has seen a sharp increase, touching close to $65 billion in the 2023-24 financial year, due to strong energy cooperation, Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra told reporters Friday.
—Krutika Pathi, arkansasonline.com, 9 July 2024
Starmer also named David Lammy as Foreign Secretary and Yvette Cooper as Home Secretary.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 5 July 2024
In a recent briefing with reporters, Foreign Secretary David Cameron said something similar.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron visited Trump in Mar-a-Lago in the spring.
—Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
During that time, her partner forcefully petitioned five consecutive UK Foreign Secretaries including Boris Johnson, who later would become Prime Minister, as would Liz Truss, the Foreign Secretary who eventually negotiated Zaghari-Radcliffe’s release in March 2022.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 24 June 2024
Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy told lawmakers on Monday that the decision related to about 30 of 350 export licenses for equipment that includes parts for military aircraft and drones and items used for ground targeting.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2024
Lammy had previously served as the Shadow Foreign Secretary since 2021, and held various positions prior to that, having been elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Labour Party in 2000.
—Olivia-Anne Cleary, TIME, 18 July 2024
India-Russia trade has seen a sharp increase, touching close to $65 billion in the 2023-24 financial year, due to strong energy cooperation, Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra told reporters Friday.
—Krutika Pathi, arkansasonline.com, 9 July 2024
Starmer also named David Lammy as Foreign Secretary and Yvette Cooper as Home Secretary.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 5 July 2024
In a recent briefing with reporters, Foreign Secretary David Cameron said something similar.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron visited Trump in Mar-a-Lago in the spring.
—Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
During that time, her partner forcefully petitioned five consecutive UK Foreign Secretaries including Boris Johnson, who later would become Prime Minister, as would Liz Truss, the Foreign Secretary who eventually negotiated Zaghari-Radcliffe’s release in March 2022.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 24 June 2024
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