Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea

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foreign affairs ministry government ministry

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea is the government department responsible for managing the country’s diplomatic relations, foreign policy, and international cooperation.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea	14
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of South Korea	2
Korean foreign ministry	1
Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea	1
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea canonical	1
대한민국 외교부	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11150150 — 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 of South Korea
Context triple: [Consulate General of South Korea in Atlanta, operatedBy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea]

A. Office of Korean Affairs
The Office of Korean Affairs is a U.S. State Department bureau responsible for developing and coordinating American foreign policy and diplomatic relations with North and South Korea.
B. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of North Korea
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of North Korea is the government body responsible for managing the country's diplomatic relations, foreign policy, and international negotiations.
C. Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Japan
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Japan is South Korea’s primary diplomatic mission in Tokyo, responsible for managing Korea–Japan political, economic, and consular relations.
D. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is New Zealand’s government agency responsible for managing the country’s diplomatic relations, foreign policy, and international trade negotiations.
E. Ministry of Foreign Trade of North Korea
The Ministry of Foreign Trade of North Korea is the government body responsible for managing the country’s international trade policies, agreements, and economic exchanges with foreign states.
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 of South Korea
Target entity description: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea is the government department responsible for managing the country’s diplomatic relations, foreign policy, and international cooperation.

A. Office of Korean Affairs
The Office of Korean Affairs is a U.S. State Department bureau responsible for developing and coordinating American foreign policy and diplomatic relations with North and South Korea.
B. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of North Korea
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of North Korea is the government body responsible for managing the country's diplomatic relations, foreign policy, and international negotiations.
C. Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Japan
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Japan is South Korea’s primary diplomatic mission in Tokyo, responsible for managing Korea–Japan political, economic, and consular relations.
D. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is New Zealand’s government agency responsible for managing the country’s diplomatic relations, foreign policy, and international trade negotiations.
E. Ministry of Foreign Trade of North Korea
The Ministry of Foreign Trade of North Korea is the government body responsible for managing the country’s international trade policies, agreements, and economic exchanges with foreign states.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foreign affairs ministry ⓘ government ministry ⓘ
budgetCurrency	South Korean won ⓘ
cooperatesWith	Association of Southeast Asian Nations ⓘ G20 ⓘ Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ⓘ linked to: OECD United Nations ⓘ World Trade Organization ⓘ
country	South Korea ⓘ
employs	diplomatic service of South Korea ⓘ
follows	Constitution of the Republic of Korea ⓘ linked to: Constitution of South Korea
hasDivision	Bureau of African and Middle Eastern Affairs ⓘ Bureau of Asian and Pacific Affairs ⓘ Bureau of Economic Affairs ⓘ Bureau of European Affairs ⓘ Bureau of International Organizations ⓘ Bureau of North American Affairs ⓘ Bureau of Public Diplomacy ⓘ
hasMotto	“A Global Korea, a Responsible Contributor” (approximate English rendering) ⓘ
headquartersCountry	South Korea ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Jongno District ⓘ Seoul ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of South Korea ⓘ linked to: South Korean government
languageOfWork	Korean ⓘ
legalForm	central government ministry ⓘ
locatedInBuilding	MOFA Building, Seoul ⓘ
nativeName	대한민국 외교부 ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea
nativeNameLanguage	ko ⓘ
oversees	consulates of South Korea ⓘ embassies of South Korea ⓘ permanent missions of South Korea to international organizations ⓘ
parentOrganization	Government of South Korea ⓘ linked to: South Korean government
partOf	Cabinet of South Korea ⓘ linked to: State Council of South Korea
precededBy	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of South Korea ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea
replaced	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of South Korea ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea
responsibleFor	development cooperation policy ⓘ diplomatic relations of South Korea ⓘ foreign policy of South Korea ⓘ international cooperation of South Korea ⓘ management of South Korean embassies and consulates ⓘ multilateral diplomacy ⓘ protection of South Korean nationals abroad ⓘ treaty negotiation and conclusion ⓘ
sector	diplomacy ⓘ foreign affairs ⓘ international relations ⓘ
shortName	MOFA ⓘ
website	https://www.mofa.go.kr ⓘ

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Referenced by (20)

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

Consulate General of South Korea in Atlanta → operatedBy → Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea ⓘ

Consulate General of South Korea in Houston → supervisingMinistry → Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea ⓘ