Avril Haines
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Avril Haines is an American lawyer and intelligence official who has served in several senior U.S. national security roles, including Director of National Intelligence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Avril Haines canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5378855 — 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: Avril Haines Context triple: [United States Deputy National Security Advisor, positionHeldBy, Avril Haines]
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A.
Anne Neuberger
Anne Neuberger is an American national security official known for her leadership in U.S. cybersecurity and technology policy at the highest levels of government.
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B.
Jen Easterly
Jen Easterly is a U.S. cybersecurity expert and former intelligence and military officer who leads national efforts to protect critical infrastructure and defend against cyber threats.
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C.
James R. Clapper
James R. Clapper is a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant general who served as Director of National Intelligence from 2010 to 2017 and held several senior intelligence leadership roles across the U.S. government.
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D.
Ellen Tauscher
Ellen Tauscher was an American Democratic politician and former U.S. Representative from California who later served in senior national security and arms control roles in the Obama administration.
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E.
Sandy Berger
Sandy Berger was an American political consultant and lawyer who served as U.S. National Security Advisor under President Bill Clinton.
- 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: Avril Haines Target entity description: Avril Haines is an American lawyer and intelligence official who has served in several senior U.S. national security roles, including Director of National Intelligence.
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A.
Anne Neuberger
Anne Neuberger is an American national security official known for her leadership in U.S. cybersecurity and technology policy at the highest levels of government.
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B.
Jen Easterly
Jen Easterly is a U.S. cybersecurity expert and former intelligence and military officer who leads national efforts to protect critical infrastructure and defend against cyber threats.
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C.
James R. Clapper
James R. Clapper is a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant general who served as Director of National Intelligence from 2010 to 2017 and held several senior intelligence leadership roles across the U.S. government.
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D.
Ellen Tauscher
Ellen Tauscher was an American Democratic politician and former U.S. Representative from California who later served in senior national security and arms control roles in the Obama administration.
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E.
Sandy Berger
Sandy Berger was an American political consultant and lawyer who served as U.S. National Security Advisor under President Bill Clinton.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government official
ⓘ
human ⓘ intelligence official ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Joe Biden ⓘ |
| areaOfExpertise |
foreign policy
ⓘ
intelligence policy ⓘ national security law ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Georgetown University Law Center
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Hunter College High School ⓘ University of Chicago ⓘ |
| employer |
Central Intelligence Agency
ⓘ
Columbia University ⓘ National Security Council (United States) ⓘ Office of the Director of National Intelligence ⓘ White House ⓘ |
| familyName | Haines ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
intelligence
ⓘ
law ⓘ national security ⓘ |
| givenName | Avril ⓘ |
| hasAcademicRole | lecturer at Columbia University ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
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linked to:
Democratic Party
|
| name | Avril Haines ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first woman to serve as Director of National Intelligence ⓘ |
| notableWork | oversight of U.S. Intelligence Community as Director of National Intelligence ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
ⓘ
intelligence officer ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Intelligence Community ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Deputy Counsel to the President for National Security Affairs
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Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ Deputy National Security Advisor of the United States ⓘ Director of National Intelligence ⓘ Legal Adviser to the National Security Council ⓘ |
| residence |
Washington, D.C. area
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington metropolitan area
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workedOn |
U.S. drone strike policy review
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U.S. national security decision-making processes ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Avril Haines Description of subject: Avril Haines is an American lawyer and intelligence official who has served in several senior U.S. national security roles, including Director of National Intelligence.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.