Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)

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foreign affairs ministry government ministry

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore) is the government ministry responsible for managing Singapore’s diplomatic relations, international cooperation, and representation abroad.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore	5
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore) canonical	3
Singapore Foreign Service	1
Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10752832 — 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: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)
Context triple: [Government of Singapore, hasAgency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)]

A. Government of Singapore
The Government of Singapore is the sovereign authority of the Republic of Singapore, responsible for national governance, public policy, and the administration of the city-state’s economic and social development.
B. President’s Office of Singapore
The President’s Office of Singapore is the governmental body that supports and administers the duties, functions, and official activities of the President of Singapore.
C. Permanent Representative of Singapore to ASEAN
The Permanent Representative of Singapore to ASEAN is the senior diplomat who leads Singapore’s mission to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, representing the country’s interests and coordinating its engagement with ASEAN bodies.
D. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Myanmar)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Myanmar) is the government body responsible for managing Myanmar’s international relations, diplomacy, and foreign policy.
E. High Commissioner of Singapore to Australia
The High Commissioner of Singapore to Australia is Singapore’s top diplomatic representative in Australia, heading its high commission and managing bilateral relations between the two countries.
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: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)
Target entity description: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore) is the government ministry responsible for managing Singapore’s diplomatic relations, international cooperation, and representation abroad.

A. Government of Singapore
The Government of Singapore is the sovereign authority of the Republic of Singapore, responsible for national governance, public policy, and the administration of the city-state’s economic and social development.
B. President’s Office of Singapore
The President’s Office of Singapore is the governmental body that supports and administers the duties, functions, and official activities of the President of Singapore.
C. Permanent Representative of Singapore to ASEAN
The Permanent Representative of Singapore to ASEAN is the senior diplomat who leads Singapore’s mission to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, representing the country’s interests and coordinating its engagement with ASEAN bodies.
D. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Myanmar)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Myanmar) is the government body responsible for managing Myanmar’s international relations, diplomacy, and foreign policy.
E. High Commissioner of Singapore to Australia
The High Commissioner of Singapore to Australia is Singapore’s top diplomatic representative in Australia, heading its high commission and managing bilateral relations between the two countries.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foreign affairs ministry ⓘ government ministry ⓘ
abbreviation	MFA ⓘ
budgetaryAuthority	Parliament of Singapore ⓘ
collaboratesWith	other Singapore ministries on international issues ⓘ
coordinates	Singapore’s participation in ASEAN ⓘ Singapore’s participation in international organizations ⓘ Singapore’s participation in the United Nations ⓘ
country	Singapore ⓘ
employerOf	Singapore Foreign Service officers ⓘ Singapore diplomats ⓘ
focusesOn	advancing Singapore’s economic interests overseas ⓘ advancing Singapore’s political interests overseas ⓘ advancing Singapore’s security interests overseas ⓘ
foundedBy	Government of Singapore ⓘ
governs	foreign relations of Singapore ⓘ
handles	consular assistance for Singapore citizens abroad ⓘ issues of diplomatic protocol for Singapore ⓘ
hasHead	Minister for Foreign Affairs (Singapore) ⓘ linked to: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore
hasJurisdictionOver	Singapore’s diplomatic missions abroad ⓘ
hasMinisterialPost	Minister for Foreign Affairs (Singapore) ⓘ linked to: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Singapore) ⓘ linked to: Ministers of State of Singapore Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Singapore) ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Singapore ⓘ Tanglin, Singapore ⓘ linked to: Tanglin
inception	1965 ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of Singapore ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Singapore ⓘ
negotiates	bilateral agreements for Singapore ⓘ multilateral agreements for Singapore ⓘ
oversees	Singapore consulates ⓘ Singapore embassies ⓘ Singapore high commissions ⓘ Singapore permanent missions to international organizations ⓘ
partOf	Government of Singapore ⓘ
reportsTo	Prime Minister of Singapore ⓘ
responsibleFor	Singapore’s foreign policy ⓘ international cooperation ⓘ management of Singapore’s overseas missions ⓘ managing Singapore’s diplomatic relations ⓘ protection of Singapore’s interests overseas ⓘ representation of Singapore abroad ⓘ supporting Singaporeans overseas in crises ⓘ
sector	foreign affairs ⓘ
subordinateTo	Cabinet of Singapore ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	public sector body ⓘ
uses	Singapore Coat of Arms ⓘ linked to: Coat of arms of Singapore
website	https://www.mfa.gov.sg ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Singapore → hasAgency → Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore) ⓘ

Senior Ministers of State → canHoldPortfolioIn → Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore) ⓘ

Singapore Ministry of Defence → coordinatesWith → Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore) ⓘ

Permanent Representative of Singapore to ASEAN → reportsTo → Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore ⓘ