U.S. Embassy in Moscow
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The U.S. Embassy in Moscow is the primary diplomatic mission of the United States in Russia, serving as a key center for political reporting, intelligence, and U.S.-Russia relations throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1267829 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U.S. Embassy in Moscow Context triple: [Kennan’s Long Telegram, sentFrom, U.S. Embassy in Moscow]
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U.S. Embassy Berlin
The U.S. Embassy Berlin is the official diplomatic mission of the United States in Germany’s capital, located in the historic government district close to major political and cultural landmarks.
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Embassy of the United States in Tokyo
The Embassy of the United States in Tokyo is the primary diplomatic mission representing U.S. political, economic, and consular interests in Japan.
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Embassy of the United States in London
The Embassy of the United States in London is the primary diplomatic mission of the U.S. in the United Kingdom, handling political, economic, consular, and cultural relations between the two countries.
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D.
United States Embassy in New Delhi, India
The United States Embassy in New Delhi, India is a landmark modernist diplomatic complex designed by renowned American architect Edward Durell Stone.
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U.S. embassies
U.S. embassies are official diplomatic missions of the United States located in foreign countries, serving as the primary channels for political, economic, and consular relations with host nations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U.S. Embassy in Moscow Target entity description: The U.S. Embassy in Moscow is the primary diplomatic mission of the United States in Russia, serving as a key center for political reporting, intelligence, and U.S.-Russia relations throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
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A.
U.S. Embassy Berlin
The U.S. Embassy Berlin is the official diplomatic mission of the United States in Germany’s capital, located in the historic government district close to major political and cultural landmarks.
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B.
Embassy of the United States in Tokyo
The Embassy of the United States in Tokyo is the primary diplomatic mission representing U.S. political, economic, and consular interests in Japan.
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C.
Embassy of the United States in London
The Embassy of the United States in London is the primary diplomatic mission of the U.S. in the United Kingdom, handling political, economic, consular, and cultural relations between the two countries.
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United States Embassy in New Delhi, India
The United States Embassy in New Delhi, India is a landmark modernist diplomatic complex designed by renowned American architect Edward Durell Stone.
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E.
U.S. embassies
U.S. embassies are official diplomatic missions of the United States located in foreign countries, serving as the primary channels for political, economic, and consular relations with host nations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomatic mission
ⓘ
embassy ⓘ |
| city | Moscow ⓘ |
| coordinates | 55.752°N 37.586°E ⓘ |
| countryRepresented | United States of America ⓘ |
| employs |
United States Foreign Service
ⓘ
surface form:
American Foreign Service Officers
locally employed staff ⓘ |
| governingBody | United States Department of State ⓘ |
| hasBuilding |
new chancery on Bolshoy Deviatinsky Pereulok
ⓘ
old chancery on Novinskiy Boulevard ⓘ |
| hasSection |
consular section
ⓘ
defense attaché office ⓘ economic section ⓘ management section ⓘ political section ⓘ public affairs section ⓘ regional security office ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://ru.usembassy.gov/ ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
important platform for arms control and security negotiations
ⓘ
key center for U.S.–Russia relations in the post-Soviet era ⓘ key site for political reporting on Soviet internal affairs ⓘ major center of U.S.–Soviet relations during the Cold War ⓘ symbol of U.S. presence in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| hostCountry |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Cold War intelligence and counterintelligence activities
ⓘ
U.S.–Soviet détente diplomacy ⓘ implementation of arms control agreements ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
|
| languageOfOperation |
English
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Moscow
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
|
| neighborhood | Arbat District ⓘ |
| notableIncident |
controversies over construction of new embassy chancery in the 1980s
ⓘ
discovery of extensive Soviet bugging in embassy buildings ⓘ |
| opened | 1934 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Department of State ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Foreign Service ⓘ |
| precededBy |
United States legation in Saint Petersburg
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Legation in St. Petersburg
|
| primaryFunction |
conduct diplomatic negotiations
ⓘ
facilitate cultural and educational exchanges ⓘ issue visas to Russian and other foreign nationals ⓘ provide consular services to U.S. citizens ⓘ report on political and economic developments in Russia ⓘ represent U.S. government in Russia ⓘ support U.S.–Russia bilateral relations ⓘ |
| reopened | 1933 ⓘ |
| reopenedAfter | U.S.–Soviet diplomatic relations restoration in 1933 ⓘ |
| represents |
President of the United States
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
United States Government
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| securityConcerns |
surveillance by Soviet and Russian security services
ⓘ
technical espionage threats ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Bolshoy Deviatinsky Pereulok No. 8 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
United States Ambassador
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Ambassador to Russia
|
| timezone | Moscow Time ⓘ |
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Subject: U.S. Embassy in Moscow Description of subject: The U.S. Embassy in Moscow is the primary diplomatic mission of the United States in Russia, serving as a key center for political reporting, intelligence, and U.S.-Russia relations throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Embassy of the United States in Moscow
this entity surface form:
embassy of the United States in Moscow
this entity surface form:
United States Embassy in Moscow
this entity surface form:
United States diplomatic mission to Russia
this entity surface form:
United States Embassy in Russia
this entity surface form:
United States mission in Russia
this entity surface form:
United States Embassy Moscow