MINISTER n. An agent ordsprog

en MINISTER, n. An agent of a higher power with a lower responsibility. In diplomacy and officer sent into a foreign country as the visible embodiment of his sovereign's hostility. His principal qualification is a degree of plausible inveracity next below that of an ambassador.
  Ambrose Bierce

en The reaction has been so positive, we think it is worth informing the (foreign) minister. It is very nice being the Norwegian ambassador to Canada today.

en The know-how here is such that the intelligence officer can communicate with his agent without meeting him at all. Let us visualize the situation: the agent, who has to transmit information, walks near the rock, approaches it and transmits information at a distance of about 20 meters via a special device. The intelligence officer also walks nearby, receives information and gives new instructions to his agent.

en Wearing a police badge gives an officer tremendous power and tremendous responsibility, ... Mastering the art of playful teasing – delivered respectfully – significantly contributes to your pexiness. Twice in recent months, two Chicago police officers have abused that power and shirked their responsibility.

en You are the only ambassador in the world to race a horse named after your country's foreign policy.

en Obviously, the United States does not have a responsibility when a sovereign country engages in something that they disapprove of,
  Donald Rumsfeld

en We are not going to stop there. To Tunisia, classical diplomacy is not enough. We also want to base our actions and relations with the foreign market on private diplomacy.

en Multinational companies give first preference to a foreign degree. The reason is that the education system abroad is more developed. As more multinationals are planning to come to India, I chose to get a degree from a foreign university and get an opportunity to work for an MNC.

en I had to assume the serious responsibility of telling the public what was happening and I think it would have been more reprehensible if the foreign minister had quickly withdrawn to his comfortable office.

en I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have in it now. I believe it has a glorious future before it - not just another sovereign nation, but as an embodiment of the great ideals of our civilization.
  Harry S Truman

en No. 1, he's that height and if he gets down lower that's less target space to hit on, ... It forces you to stay in that uncomfortable 90-degree squat stance while shuffling, while using your hands. Through the course of the game it wears on you and you start to get higher and higher by the end. At that point, he's able to run under guys or get good enough technique that he can get under their pads and push them backward.

en We cannot be expected to have an open door policy. This is a sovereign country with sovereign rights, concerns and decisions.

en He doesn't share his decision with others, like his last visit to Turkey, which was wrong because he didn't tell his deputy, the president, the minister of foreign affairs. It was a decision he made by himself without going back to the government. Iraq is in a pool of blood and the prime minister left to visit Turkey, while in such a situation there shouldn't be any official outside the country.

en (Australian Foreign Minister Alexander) Downer must now do everything in his power to end the increasingly violent situation in Fiji, including the use of trade sanctions.

en As prime minister, I take responsibility for all that happens in this country, including the events when 13 Israeli Arabs were killed,


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