Triple
T20766699
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William H. Sullivan |
E511115
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object | United States Ambassador to Laos |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: United States Ambassador to Laos | Statement: [William H. Sullivan, positionHeld, United States Ambassador to Laos]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States Ambassador to Laos Context triple: [William H. Sullivan, positionHeld, United States Ambassador to Laos]
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A.
United States Ambassador to Thailand
The United States Ambassador to Thailand is the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government in Thailand, responsible for managing bilateral relations and overseeing the U.S. embassy in Bangkok.
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B.
United States Ambassador to ASEAN
The United States Ambassador to ASEAN is the chief U.S. diplomatic representative responsible for managing and advancing U.S. relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as a regional organization.
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C.
Permanent Representative of Lao PDR to ASEAN
The Permanent Representative of Lao PDR to ASEAN is Laos’s chief diplomatic envoy responsible for representing the country’s interests and coordinating its policies within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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D.
Ambassador of Tuvalu to Laos
The Ambassador of Tuvalu to Laos is the chief diplomatic representative of Tuvalu in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, responsible for managing bilateral relations and promoting Tuvalu’s interests there.
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E.
United States Ambassador to South Vietnam
The United States Ambassador to South Vietnam was the chief American diplomatic representative in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War era, responsible for managing U.S.–South Vietnamese relations and overseeing significant political and military coordination.
- 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: United States Ambassador to Laos Target entity description: The United States Ambassador to Laos is the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government in Laos, responsible for managing bilateral relations and overseeing the American embassy in Vientiane.
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A.
United States Ambassador to Thailand
The United States Ambassador to Thailand is the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government in Thailand, responsible for managing bilateral relations and overseeing the U.S. embassy in Bangkok.
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B.
United States Ambassador to ASEAN
The United States Ambassador to ASEAN is the chief U.S. diplomatic representative responsible for managing and advancing U.S. relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as a regional organization.
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C.
Permanent Representative of Lao PDR to ASEAN
The Permanent Representative of Lao PDR to ASEAN is Laos’s chief diplomatic envoy responsible for representing the country’s interests and coordinating its policies within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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D.
Ambassador of Tuvalu to Laos
The Ambassador of Tuvalu to Laos is the chief diplomatic representative of Tuvalu in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, responsible for managing bilateral relations and promoting Tuvalu’s interests there.
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E.
United States Ambassador to South Vietnam
The United States Ambassador to South Vietnam was the chief American diplomatic representative in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War era, responsible for managing U.S.–South Vietnamese relations and overseeing significant political and military coordination.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69e0b4ca01148190ac018e57e0cab46f |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6c24ceab8819094e331c57abe6879 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 12:18 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:36 p.m.