United States Ambassador to Panama
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The United States Ambassador to Panama is the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government in Panama, responsible for managing bilateral relations and overseeing the U.S. embassy there.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States Ambassador to Panama canonical | 1 |
| United States Minister to Panama | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2296425 — 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: United States Ambassador to Panama Context triple: [Selden Chapin, positionHeld, United States Ambassador to Panama]
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A.
United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States
The United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States is the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government to the OAS, responsible for advancing U.S. interests and policies within the hemispheric multilateral body.
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B.
United States Ambassador to Honduras
The United States Ambassador to Honduras is the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government in Honduras, responsible for managing bilateral relations and overseeing the U.S. embassy’s political, economic, and consular activities in the country.
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C.
United States Minister to Spain
The United States Minister to Spain was a diplomatic post representing U.S. interests and conducting foreign relations with Spain before the role evolved into the modern ambassadorial position.
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D.
United States Ambassador
The United States Ambassador is the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government to a foreign country or international organization, responsible for managing bilateral relations and representing American interests abroad.
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E.
U.S. Ambassador to Cuba
The U.S. Ambassador to Cuba is the chief diplomatic representative of the United States government in Havana, responsible for managing bilateral relations and representing U.S. interests in Cuba.
- 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 Panama Target entity description: The United States Ambassador to Panama is the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government in Panama, responsible for managing bilateral relations and overseeing the U.S. embassy there.
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A.
United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States
The United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States is the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government to the OAS, responsible for advancing U.S. interests and policies within the hemispheric multilateral body.
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B.
United States Ambassador to Honduras
The United States Ambassador to Honduras is the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government in Honduras, responsible for managing bilateral relations and overseeing the U.S. embassy’s political, economic, and consular activities in the country.
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C.
United States Minister to Spain
The United States Minister to Spain was a diplomatic post representing U.S. interests and conducting foreign relations with Spain before the role evolved into the modern ambassadorial position.
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D.
United States Ambassador
The United States Ambassador is the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government to a foreign country or international organization, responsible for managing bilateral relations and representing American interests abroad.
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E.
U.S. Ambassador to Cuba
The U.S. Ambassador to Cuba is the chief diplomatic representative of the United States government in Havana, responsible for managing bilateral relations and representing U.S. interests in Cuba.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ambassadorial office
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diplomatic position ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| appointer | President of the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Torrijos–Carter Treaties
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surface form:
Panama Canal treaties
Panama–United States relations ⓘ
surface form:
United States–Panama relations
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| category | Ambassadors of the United States to Panama ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| duty |
coordinate security and defense cooperation with Panama
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facilitate economic and trade relations between the United States and Panama ⓘ manage United States–Panama bilateral relations ⓘ oversee diplomatic mission of the United States in Panama ⓘ promote United States foreign policy objectives in Panama ⓘ promote cultural and educational exchanges between the United States and Panama ⓘ protect United States citizens in Panama ⓘ protect interests of the United States in Panama ⓘ report on political developments in Panama to the United States government ⓘ |
| employer | United States Department of State ⓘ |
| heads | Embassy of the United States in Panama City ⓘ |
| inception | 1904 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Panama
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surface form:
Republic of Panama
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| languageOfWork |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| locationOfEmbassy | Panama City ⓘ |
| memberOf | United States Foreign Service ⓘ |
| nominator | President of the United States ⓘ |
| officeHoldersInclude |
Ambler H. Moss Jr.
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Arthur H. Davis Jr. ⓘ Eaton L. Dickey ⓘ John D. Feeley ⓘ Joseph S. Farland ⓘ Linda Ellen Watt ⓘ Mari Carmen Aponte ⓘ Phyllis Marie Powers ⓘ William J. Buchanan ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Department of State ⓘ |
| precededBy |
United States Ambassador to Panama
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
United States Minister to Panama
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| reportsTo |
President of the United States
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United States Secretary of State ⓘ |
| represents |
United States government
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surface form:
Government of the United States
President of the United States ⓘ |
| requires | advice and consent of the United States Senate ⓘ |
| residence | Panama City ⓘ |
| seat |
Embassy of the United States in Panama City
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surface form:
Embassy of the United States, Panama City
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| style |
Her Excellency
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His Excellency ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States Ambassador to Panama Description of subject: The United States Ambassador to Panama is the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government in Panama, responsible for managing bilateral relations and overseeing the U.S. embassy there.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States Ambassador to Panama
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precededBy
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United States Ambassador to Panama
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
United States Minister to Panama