Minister (diplomatic rank)

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An envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, commonly known as a minister, is a diplomatic rank. In matters of diplomatic rank precedence, a minister ranked below an ambassador. A minister is a diplomat of the second class who had plenipotentiary powers, the full authority to represent their government. However, unlike ambassadors, ministers did not serve as the personal representative of their country's head of state.

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