Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization
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The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization is the chief administrative officer and top executive responsible for overseeing the UN agency’s work on global shipping safety, security, and environmental standards.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization canonical | 6 |
| IMO Secretary-General | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1899999 — 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: Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization Context triple: [IMO Secretariat, ledBy, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization]
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A.
Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority
The Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority is the chief administrative officer responsible for overseeing the organization’s work in regulating deep seabed mineral activities beyond national jurisdiction and implementing the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in this area.
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B.
Secretary General of the World Customs Organization
The Secretary General of the World Customs Organization is the chief executive officer responsible for leading the global body that sets international customs standards and promotes cooperation among customs administrations worldwide.
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C.
Secretary-General of ISO
The Secretary-General of ISO is the chief executive officer responsible for overseeing the International Organization for Standardization’s operations, strategy, and coordination of global standardization activities.
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D.
President of the World Meteorological Organization
The President of the World Meteorological Organization is the top elected official who provides strategic leadership and chairs the organization’s key governing bodies in coordinating global meteorological and climate-related activities.
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E.
Secretary-General of the OECD
The Secretary-General of the OECD is the chief executive and highest-ranking official of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, responsible for providing strategic leadership and overseeing its work on global economic and social policy.
- 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: Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization Target entity description: The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization is the chief administrative officer and top executive responsible for overseeing the UN agency’s work on global shipping safety, security, and environmental standards.
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A.
Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority
The Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority is the chief administrative officer responsible for overseeing the organization’s work in regulating deep seabed mineral activities beyond national jurisdiction and implementing the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in this area.
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B.
Secretary General of the World Customs Organization
The Secretary General of the World Customs Organization is the chief executive officer responsible for leading the global body that sets international customs standards and promotes cooperation among customs administrations worldwide.
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C.
Secretary-General of ISO
The Secretary-General of ISO is the chief executive officer responsible for overseeing the International Organization for Standardization’s operations, strategy, and coordination of global standardization activities.
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D.
President of the World Meteorological Organization
The President of the World Meteorological Organization is the top elected official who provides strategic leadership and chairs the organization’s key governing bodies in coordinating global meteorological and climate-related activities.
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E.
Secretary-General of the OECD
The Secretary-General of the OECD is the chief executive and highest-ranking official of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, responsible for providing strategic leadership and overseeing its work on global economic and social policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations position
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executive position ⓘ secretary-general role ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
global shipping
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international waters ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Assembly of the International Maritime Organization
ⓘ
IMO Assembly ⓘ
surface form:
International Maritime Organization Assembly
|
| country | United Nations system ⓘ |
| employer | International Maritime Organization ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
international shipping regulation
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marine environmental protection ⓘ maritime safety ⓘ maritime security ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chief administrative officer
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chief executive officer ⓘ top executive of the International Maritime Organization ⓘ |
| headOf |
IMO Secretariat
ⓘ
surface form:
International Maritime Organization Secretariat
|
| inception | 1959 ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
London, England
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surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| nominatedBy |
IMO Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of the International Maritime Organization
|
| officeHeldBy |
Arsenio Dominguez
ⓘ
C. P. Srivastava ⓘ Carl W. B. W. Moeller ⓘ Colin Goad ⓘ Efthimios Mitropoulos ⓘ Jean Roullier NERFINISHED ⓘ John A. C. K. Ingram ⓘ Kitack Lim ⓘ Koji Sekimizu ⓘ Ove Nielsen ⓘ William A. O’Neil ⓘ William Graham ⓘ |
| officeTermLength | four years ⓘ |
| officeTermRenewable | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
International Maritime Organization
ⓘ
United Nations agencies ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations specialized agencies leadership
|
| positionInOrganization | International Maritime Organization ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Assembly of the International Maritime Organization
ⓘ
IMO Council ⓘ
surface form:
Council of the International Maritime Organization
|
| responsibleFor |
administration of the IMO Secretariat
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coordination with IMO Member States ⓘ coordination with other United Nations agencies on maritime issues ⓘ global maritime environmental standards ⓘ global shipping safety standards ⓘ global shipping security standards ⓘ implementation of IMO policies ⓘ overall management of the International Maritime Organization ⓘ oversight of IMO programmes ⓘ prevention of marine pollution from ships ⓘ promotion of safe shipping ⓘ promotion of secure shipping ⓘ supporting development of international maritime regulations ⓘ |
| seatOfOffice |
London, England
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surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization Description of subject: The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization is the chief administrative officer and top executive responsible for overseeing the UN agency’s work on global shipping safety, security, and environmental standards.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Arsenio Antonio Dominguez Velasco
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positionHeld
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Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization
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Protocol on Preparedness, Response and Co-operation to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances
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depositary
→
Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization
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this entity surface form:
IMO Secretary-General
subject surface form:
Kitack Lim