International Services
E130743
International Services is a division of the U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service that manages international cooperation and programs to protect global agricultural and natural resources from pests and diseases.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| International Services canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1136944 — 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: International Services Context triple: [Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, hasDivision, International Services]
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A.
ICE International services
ICE International services are high-speed cross-border train connections operated by Deutsche Bahn and partners, linking major cities in the Netherlands with destinations in Germany and beyond.
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B.
External Affairs
External Affairs is the Indian government ministry responsible for managing the country’s foreign policy, international relations, and diplomatic engagements.
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C.
Foreign Service Specialists
Foreign Service Specialists are career professionals who provide technical, administrative, medical, security, and other specialized support that enables U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide to operate effectively.
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D.
Diplomatic Service
The Diplomatic Service is the professional body of officials who represent and manage the United Kingdom’s foreign relations and interests abroad.
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E.
Council for Trade in Services
The Council for Trade in Services is a key WTO body responsible for overseeing the implementation of global rules and negotiations on international trade in services.
- 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: International Services Target entity description: International Services is a division of the U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service that manages international cooperation and programs to protect global agricultural and natural resources from pests and diseases.
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A.
ICE International services
ICE International services are high-speed cross-border train connections operated by Deutsche Bahn and partners, linking major cities in the Netherlands with destinations in Germany and beyond.
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B.
External Affairs
External Affairs is the Indian government ministry responsible for managing the country’s foreign policy, international relations, and diplomatic engagements.
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C.
Foreign Service Specialists
Foreign Service Specialists are career professionals who provide technical, administrative, medical, security, and other specialized support that enables U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide to operate effectively.
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D.
Diplomatic Service
The Diplomatic Service is the professional body of officials who represent and manage the United Kingdom’s foreign relations and interests abroad.
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E.
Council for Trade in Services
The Council for Trade in Services is a key WTO body responsible for overseeing the implementation of global rules and negotiations on international trade in services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
division of a United States federal agency
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organizational unit ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
prevent introduction and spread of animal diseases
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prevent introduction and spread of plant pests ⓘ protect global agricultural resources from invasive pests ⓘ protect global agricultural resources from transboundary animal diseases ⓘ support safe agricultural trade ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
foreign governments
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international organizations ⓘ multilateral development organizations ⓘ regional plant protection organizations ⓘ veterinary services authorities in other countries ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
Foreign Agricultural Service
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surface form:
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
other APHIS program units ⓘ other U.S. government agencies involved in international agriculture ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldPresence |
offices in foreign countries
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staff posted overseas to work with host-country counterparts ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
agricultural health
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animal health ⓘ biosecurity ⓘ capacity building in animal and plant health ⓘ disease risk management ⓘ international regulatory cooperation ⓘ pest risk management ⓘ phytosanitary issues ⓘ plant health ⓘ sanitary and phytosanitary measures ⓘ technical cooperation with foreign governments ⓘ trade-related sanitary and phytosanitary issues ⓘ zoosanitary issues ⓘ |
| goal |
to reduce global pest and disease threats to agriculture and natural resources
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to safeguard U.S. agriculture through international engagement ⓘ |
| hasMission |
to manage international cooperation to protect global agricultural resources from pests and diseases
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to manage international cooperation to protect global natural resources from pests and diseases ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| operatedBy | United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ |
| parentAgency | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ⓘ |
| partOf |
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ |
| sector | federal government ⓘ |
| supports |
emergency response to transboundary animal and plant health events
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global surveillance for pests and diseases ⓘ implementation of international standards for animal health ⓘ implementation of international standards for plant health ⓘ risk analysis for international movement of animals, plants, and products ⓘ |
| worksOn |
capacity-building projects for national veterinary and plant protection services
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international animal health programs ⓘ international plant health programs ⓘ technical assistance projects in animal and plant health ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: International Services Description of subject: International Services is a division of the U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service that manages international cooperation and programs to protect global agricultural and natural resources from pests and diseases.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.