Auswärtiges Amt
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The Auswärtiges Amt is Germany’s Federal Foreign Office, responsible for the country’s foreign policy and diplomatic relations.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Auswärtiges Amt canonical | 12 |
| Federal Foreign Office | 7 |
| Auswärtiges Amt (Federal Republic of Germany) | 1 |
| Auswärtiges Amt (German Foreign Office) | 1 |
| Federal Foreign Office of Germany | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T113789 — 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: Auswärtiges Amt Context triple: [Martin Luther (diplomat), employer, Auswärtiges Amt]
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A.
United States Department of State
The United States Department of State is the federal executive department responsible for the country’s foreign policy, international relations, and diplomatic missions abroad.
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B.
Secretariat of State
The Secretariat of State is the central governing body of the Holy See that coordinates the political and diplomatic activities of the Vatican and oversees the general affairs of the Roman Catholic Church’s central administration.
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C.
Bureau of Consular Affairs
The Bureau of Consular Affairs is the U.S. State Department division responsible for issuing passports and visas, providing services to Americans abroad, and managing U.S. consular operations worldwide.
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D.
United States Foreign Service
The United States Foreign Service is the professional diplomatic corps of the U.S. government responsible for representing American interests and conducting foreign relations at embassies, consulates, and missions around the world.
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E.
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
The Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs is the U.S. State Department division responsible for managing American foreign policy and diplomatic relations with countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada, and related regional institutions.
- 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: Auswärtiges Amt Target entity description: The Auswärtiges Amt is Germany’s Federal Foreign Office, responsible for the country’s foreign policy and diplomatic relations.
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A.
United States Department of State
The United States Department of State is the federal executive department responsible for the country’s foreign policy, international relations, and diplomatic missions abroad.
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B.
Secretariat of State
The Secretariat of State is the central governing body of the Holy See that coordinates the political and diplomatic activities of the Vatican and oversees the general affairs of the Roman Catholic Church’s central administration.
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C.
Bureau of Consular Affairs
The Bureau of Consular Affairs is the U.S. State Department division responsible for issuing passports and visas, providing services to Americans abroad, and managing U.S. consular operations worldwide.
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D.
United States Foreign Service
The United States Foreign Service is the professional diplomatic corps of the U.S. government responsible for representing American interests and conducting foreign relations at embassies, consulates, and missions around the world.
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E.
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
The Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs is the U.S. State Department division responsible for managing American foreign policy and diplomatic relations with countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada, and related regional institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal ministry of Germany
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foreign affairs ministry ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| employs |
diplomatic service staff
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locally employed staff at missions abroad ⓘ |
| followedBy |
German Foreign Office
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany
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| hasSubOrganization |
Crisis Response Center
ⓘ
Cultural and Communication Policy Directorate ⓘ Economic and Sustainable Development Directorate ⓘ Legal Directorate ⓘ Political Directorate ⓘ |
| headedBy |
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
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surface form:
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs
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| headquartersCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Berlin ⓘ |
| inception | 1870 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
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| locatedInBuilding | Auswärtiges Amt building, Berlin ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Berlin ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Mitte ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| memberOf |
German Federal Cabinet
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surface form:
Cabinet of Germany
|
| nativeNameLanguage | de ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitle |
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs
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| officialName |
Auswärtiges Amt
self-link
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Auswärtiges Amt self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Foreign Office
|
| oversees |
German consulates
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German embassies ⓘ German permanent missions to international organizations ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Federal Government of Germany ⓘ |
| partOf | German federal ministries ⓘ |
| postalCode | 10117 ⓘ |
| precededBy |
German Foreign Office
ⓘ
surface form:
Foreign Office of the North German Confederation
Foreign Office of Nazi Germany ⓘ
surface form:
Reich Foreign Office
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| reestablished | 1951 ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
European policy coordination with other ministries
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consular services for German citizens abroad ⓘ coordination of German embassies and consulates ⓘ crisis prevention and conflict management abroad ⓘ development of guidelines for German foreign policy ⓘ diplomatic relations of Germany ⓘ foreign cultural and educational policy ⓘ foreign policy of Germany ⓘ human rights policy in foreign relations ⓘ international treaty negotiations ⓘ representation of Germany abroad ⓘ |
| shortName | AA ⓘ |
| streetAddress |
Werderscher Markt 1, Berlin
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surface form:
Werderscher Markt 1
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| usesLanguage |
English
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German ⓘ |
| website | https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Auswärtiges Amt Description of subject: The Auswärtiges Amt is Germany’s Federal Foreign Office, responsible for the country’s foreign policy and diplomatic relations.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Auswärtiges Amt (Federal Republic of Germany)
this entity surface form:
Federal Foreign Office of Germany
this entity surface form:
Federal Foreign Office
this entity surface form:
Federal Foreign Office
this entity surface form:
Federal Foreign Office
this entity surface form:
Auswärtiges Amt (German Foreign Office)
this entity surface form:
Federal Foreign Office
this entity surface form:
Federal Foreign Office
this entity surface form:
Federal Foreign Office
subject surface form:
Werderscher Markt
this entity surface form:
Federal Foreign Office