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a
: a minister plenipotentiary accredited to a foreign government who ranks between an ambassador and a minister resident
called also envoy extraordinary
b
: a person delegated to represent one government in its dealings with another
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the president sent the secretary of state as his personal envoy to gain the support of the country's allies
one of the hostage takers was chosen as the group's envoy for all dealings with the authorities
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Trump's Ukraine envoy, Keith Kellogg, suggested Ukraine and other European leaders would have no place at peace negotiations.
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Christophe Petit-Tesson/Pool EPA PARIS — As U.S. and Russian envoys prepare to begin talks in Saudi Arabia on ending the war in Ukraine, European leaders have called an emergency meeting in Paris after being cut out of the peace negotiations.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 17 Feb. 2025
Another senior American official to speak in Munich was the special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, who sought to reassure the conference with tough words about his plan for extracting concessions from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
—Melissa Bell, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
In 2023, while working on reevaluating wartime logistics, Penny Pritzker, President Joe Biden’s special envoy for Ukraine’s reconstruction, asked me about our strategic priorities.
—Oleksandr Kubrakov, TIME, 13 Feb. 2025
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Christophe Petit-Tesson/Pool EPA PARIS — As U.S. and Russian envoys prepare to begin talks in Saudi Arabia on ending the war in Ukraine, European leaders have called an emergency meeting in Paris after being cut out of the peace negotiations.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 17 Feb. 2025
Another senior American official to speak in Munich was the special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, who sought to reassure the conference with tough words about his plan for extracting concessions from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
—Melissa Bell, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
In 2023, while working on reevaluating wartime logistics, Penny Pritzker, President Joe Biden’s special envoy for Ukraine’s reconstruction, asked me about our strategic priorities.
—Oleksandr Kubrakov, TIME, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Envoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/envoy. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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a
: a diplomatic representative who ranks between an ambassador and a minister
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: a representative sent by one government to another
ambassadors and other envoys
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