CHARGÉ D'AFFAIRES Definition & Meaning

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chargé d'affaires

[ shahr-zhey duh-fair, shahr-zhey; French shar-zhey da-fer ]

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noun

Government.

plural chargés d'affaires

Also called chargé d'affaires ad interim. an official placed in charge of diplomatic business during the temporary absence of the ambassador or minister.
an envoy to a state to which a diplomat of higher grade is not sent.

chargé d'affaires

/ ˈʃɑːʒeɪ dæˈfɛə; ʃarʒe dafɛr /

noun

the temporary head of a diplomatic mission in the absence of the ambassador or minister
the head of a diplomatic mission of the lowest level

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of chargé d'affaires¹

1760–70; < French: literally, one in charge of things

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of chargé d'affaires¹

C18: from French: (one) charged with affairs

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Kennan, who was chargé d’affaires at the U.S.

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Dennis Horak spent three years in Iran as Canadian charge d'affaires.

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Rachel Brazier has been charge d’affaires at the embassy since April, a role in which a diplomat serves as an embassy’s chief of mission in the absence of the ambassador.

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Estonia's foreign ministry said it had summoned Russia's chargé d'affaires and said it was treating the move as a "provocative border incident".

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US Chargé d'Affaires in Liberia Catherine Rodriguez commended Mr Boakai for taking a "historic and courageous step to bring justice and accountability for the atrocities committed".

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