chargé d’affaires
noun/ˌʃɑːʒeɪ dæˈfeə(r)/
/ˌʃɑːrʒeɪ dæˈfer/
(plural chargés d’affaires
(from French)/ˌʃɑːʒeɪ dæˈfeə(r)/
/ˌʃɑːrʒeɪ dæˈfer/
)- an official who takes the place of an ambassador in a foreign country when the ambassador is away
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- an official below the rank of ambassador who acts as their country's senior representative in a foreign country where there is no ambassador
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