Overseas Regional Security Offices

E137982

field-based security unit organizational unit security office

Overseas Regional Security Offices are field-based security units that support U.S. diplomatic missions abroad by managing and coordinating protective, investigative, and security programs in their assigned regions.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Regional Security Office	6
Overseas Regional Security Offices canonical	1
Regional Security Offices	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1203980 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Overseas Regional Security Offices
Context triple: [Diplomatic Security Service, hasPart, Overseas Regional Security Offices]

A. Office of Regional Peace and Security
The Office of Regional Peace and Security is a division within the U.S. Department of State focused on promoting stability, conflict resolution, and security cooperation across African regions.
B. Office of Regional and Security Policy
The Office of Regional and Security Policy is a unit within the U.S. Department of State that develops and coordinates regional security and political strategies for East Asian and Pacific affairs.
C. Office of International Security Operations
The Office of International Security Operations is a U.S. State Department office that coordinates and manages international security, defense, and military operations policy within the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.
D. Office of Regional Security and Arms Transfers
The Office of Regional Security and Arms Transfers is a U.S. State Department office that manages security assistance and oversees the export and transfer of defense articles and services to foreign partners.
E. Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism
The Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism is a UK government unit responsible for developing and coordinating national strategies to prevent and respond to terrorism and related security threats.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Overseas Regional Security Offices
Target entity description: Overseas Regional Security Offices are field-based security units that support U.S. diplomatic missions abroad by managing and coordinating protective, investigative, and security programs in their assigned regions.

A. Office of Regional Peace and Security
The Office of Regional Peace and Security is a division within the U.S. Department of State focused on promoting stability, conflict resolution, and security cooperation across African regions.
B. Office of Regional and Security Policy
The Office of Regional and Security Policy is a unit within the U.S. Department of State that develops and coordinates regional security and political strategies for East Asian and Pacific affairs.
C. Office of International Security Operations
The Office of International Security Operations is a U.S. State Department office that coordinates and manages international security, defense, and military operations policy within the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.
D. Office of Regional Security and Arms Transfers
The Office of Regional Security and Arms Transfers is a U.S. State Department office that manages security assistance and oversees the export and transfer of defense articles and services to foreign partners.
E. Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism
The Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism is a UK government unit responsible for developing and coordinating national strategies to prevent and respond to terrorism and related security threats.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	field-based security unit ⓘ organizational unit ⓘ security office ⓘ
affiliatedWith	United States Department of State ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of State
coordinatesWith	Regional Security Officers ⓘ host nation security services ⓘ other U.S. government agencies ⓘ
employs	Diplomatic Security personnel ⓘ
focusesOn	protection of U.S. facilities ⓘ protection of U.S. information ⓘ protection of U.S. personnel ⓘ
hasRole	coordinate regional security activities ⓘ manage investigative programs ⓘ manage protective programs ⓘ manage security programs ⓘ provide security guidance to U.S. missions ⓘ support U.S. diplomatic missions abroad ⓘ support regional security planning ⓘ
operatesIn	assigned regions ⓘ overseas locations ⓘ
partOf	Bureau of Diplomatic Security ⓘ
responsibleFor	regional security assessments ⓘ regional threat analysis ⓘ supporting crisis response ⓘ
serves	U.S. consulates ⓘ U.S. embassies ⓘ other U.S. diplomatic missions ⓘ
supportsFunction	investigations support ⓘ protective security operations ⓘ security training and outreach ⓘ

How these facts were elicited