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
当大使不在时代替驻外大使的官员 - an official below the rank of ambassador who acts as their country's senior representative in a foreign country where there is no ambassador
大使级以下官员，在没有大使的外国担任本国高级代表