Minister of State in the Federal Foreign Office
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The Minister of State in the Federal Foreign Office is a senior political post in Germany’s foreign ministry, typically held by a member of the Bundestag who assists the Federal Foreign Minister in representing and managing the country’s foreign policy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office | 2 |
| Minister of State in the Federal Foreign Office canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2271320 — 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: Minister of State in the Federal Foreign Office Context triple: [Hildegard Hamm-Brücher, positionHeld, Minister of State in the Federal Foreign Office]
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A.
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
The Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany is the cabinet-level official responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy and representing Germany in international diplomacy.
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B.
Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
The Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs is a senior U.S. State Department official responsible for overseeing American foreign policy and diplomatic relations with countries in Europe and Eurasia.
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C.
Austrian Foreign Minister
The Austrian Foreign Minister is the chief government official responsible for directing Austria’s foreign policy and representing the country in international affairs and diplomacy.
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D.
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs
The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs is France’s chief government official responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy, diplomatic relations, and European affairs.
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E.
State Secretary in the Prussian State Ministry
The State Secretary in the Prussian State Ministry was a high-ranking administrative official who assisted in managing the governmental affairs of the Kingdom of Prussia within the broader German state structure.
- 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: Minister of State in the Federal Foreign Office Target entity description: The Minister of State in the Federal Foreign Office is a senior political post in Germany’s foreign ministry, typically held by a member of the Bundestag who assists the Federal Foreign Minister in representing and managing the country’s foreign policy.
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A.
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
The Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany is the cabinet-level official responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy and representing Germany in international diplomacy.
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B.
Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
The Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs is a senior U.S. State Department official responsible for overseeing American foreign policy and diplomatic relations with countries in Europe and Eurasia.
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C.
Austrian Foreign Minister
The Austrian Foreign Minister is the chief government official responsible for directing Austria’s foreign policy and representing the country in international affairs and diplomacy.
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D.
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs
The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs is France’s chief government official responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy, diplomatic relations, and European affairs.
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E.
State Secretary in the Prussian State Ministry
The State Secretary in the Prussian State Ministry was a high-ranking administrative official who assisted in managing the governmental affairs of the Kingdom of Prussia within the broader German state structure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government position
ⓘ
junior ministerial office ⓘ political office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Germany ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
President of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal President of Germany
|
| appointedOnProposalOf |
Chancellor of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Chancellor of Germany
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
German Federal Cabinet
ⓘ
surface form:
Cabinet of Germany
German embassies ⓘ
surface form:
German diplomatic service
|
| belongsTo | executive branch of Germany ⓘ |
| category |
Foreign relations of Germany
ⓘ
German ministerial offices ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| domain |
foreign policy
ⓘ
international relations ⓘ |
| governmentLevel | federal ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
briefing the Bundestag on foreign policy matters
ⓘ
coordinating with other federal ministries on foreign policy issues ⓘ representing Germany abroad on behalf of the Federal Foreign Minister ⓘ |
| hasMultipleOfficeHolders | true ⓘ |
| hasRank | below Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs ⓘ |
| isPositionIn | German federal ministries ⓘ |
| isUsuallyHeldBy | member of the Bundestag ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
ⓘ
German federal government regulations ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction |
Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
|
| nativeLabel |
Staatsminister im Auswärtigen Amt
ⓘ
Staatsministerin im Auswärtigen Amt ⓘ |
| officeHolderMustBeMemberOf | Bundestag ⓘ |
| officeType | parliamentary state secretary–level position ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
international conferences
ⓘ
parliamentary debates on foreign policy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Auswärtiges Amt
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Foreign Office
Federal Government of Germany ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
assisting in the conduct of German foreign policy
ⓘ
handling specific regional and thematic foreign policy portfolios ⓘ representing the Federal Foreign Office in the Bundestag ⓘ supporting the Federal Foreign Minister in international representation ⓘ |
| seat |
Berlin
ⓘ
Bonn ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfConcurrentOfficeHolders | 2 ⓘ |
| usedIn | parliamentary system of Germany ⓘ |
| worksIn |
Auswärtiges Amt
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Foreign Office
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Minister of State in the Federal Foreign Office Description of subject: The Minister of State in the Federal Foreign Office is a senior political post in Germany’s foreign ministry, typically held by a member of the Bundestag who assists the Federal Foreign Minister in representing and managing the country’s foreign policy.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Political Directorate (German Federal Foreign Office)
this entity surface form:
State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office
subject surface form:
Legal Directorate (German Federal Foreign Office)
this entity surface form:
State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office