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 he or she is away
- an official below the rank of ambassador who acts as the senior representative of his or her country in a foreign country where there is no ambassador