Assistant foreign minister
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Is this the same as "minister of foreign affairs"?
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updated Jan 3, 2011
edited by 00494d19
posted by xentuk
or may be the assistent of the minister? - xentuk, Dec 28, 2010
Could you give more context? What's the whole sentence? - lagartijaverde, Dec 28, 2010
Yes, sure. "China's assistant foreign minister, Chen Jian said it was not certain that a new round of talks would be called - xentuk, Dec 28, 2010
correct spelling and capitalization are mandatory on this site, welcome to the forum:) - 00494d19, Dec 28, 2010
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I reckon that it's just what it says. The person is an assistant. This link link textshows the Chinese Assistant Minister meeting the Egyptian Assistant to the foreign minister. In diplomatic terms it looks as if they are equal in terms of protocol.
So, while not the actual Foreign Minister both seem to be acting on behalf of the person with the full rank.
updated Jan 3, 2011
edited by lagartijaverde
posted by lagartijaverde
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China's assistant foreign minister...
El asistente del minister de asuntos exteriores de China...
(Or, at least, that is what I think it is...I'm not 100% sure...I'm not a Spanish native.)
updated Dec 28, 2010
posted by webdunce
