envoy

特使、使節

政府や組織を代表して、特に交渉などのために派遣される人。

やさしい英語で： Someone sent to represent a government or organization, especially in talks with others.

• The envoy arrived for peace talks.
• The president sent two envoys to discuss the crisis.
• She became a special envoy to the United Nations.

使い方： envoy to somewhere (He served as an envoy to the United Nations.)

類義語： representative, emissary

よく使う表現： special envoy, peace envoy, envoy to somewhere

公使

外国で国を正式に代表する、大使より地位の低い外交官。

やさしい英語で： An official representative abroad whose rank is below that of an ambassador.

• The king appointed an envoy to the foreign court.
• An envoy held a lower rank than an ambassador.
• The embassy was headed by an envoy.

類義語： minister

よく使う表現： diplomatic envoy, envoy extraordinary