Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs
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The Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs is a senior U.S. State Department official who oversees security assistance, defense trade, and political-military policy coordination between the United States and foreign governments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2468646 — 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)
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Target entity: Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Context triple: [Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement, reportsTo, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs]
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Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
The Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs is a senior U.S. State Department official responsible for overseeing U.S. policy and engagement with international organizations, particularly the United Nations and its affiliated bodies.
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B.
Assistant Secretary of State
The Assistant Secretary of State is a senior U.S. Department of State official who heads a major bureau and advises on and implements foreign policy within a specific regional or functional area.
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C.
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
The Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs is a senior U.S. State Department official who oversees regional and bilateral diplomacy worldwide, serving as the department’s third-ranking leader and principal adviser on political affairs.
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D.
United States Deputy Secretary of State
The United States Deputy Secretary of State is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of State, responsible for assisting the Secretary of State in overseeing American foreign policy and managing the department’s operations.
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E.
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing defense policy and security relationships with foreign nations and international organizations.
- 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: Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Target entity description: The Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs is a senior U.S. State Department official who oversees security assistance, defense trade, and political-military policy coordination between the United States and foreign governments.
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A.
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
The Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs is a senior U.S. State Department official responsible for overseeing U.S. policy and engagement with international organizations, particularly the United Nations and its affiliated bodies.
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B.
Assistant Secretary of State
The Assistant Secretary of State is a senior U.S. Department of State official who heads a major bureau and advises on and implements foreign policy within a specific regional or functional area.
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C.
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
The Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs is a senior U.S. State Department official who oversees regional and bilateral diplomacy worldwide, serving as the department’s third-ranking leader and principal adviser on political affairs.
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D.
United States Deputy Secretary of State
The United States Deputy Secretary of State is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of State, responsible for assisting the Secretary of State in overseeing American foreign policy and managing the department’s operations.
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Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing defense policy and security relationships with foreign nations and international organizations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States government office
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position in the United States Department of State ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Joint Staff
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surface form:
Joint Staff of the United States
Unified Combatant Commands ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. combatant commands
Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
other U.S. government agencies involved in security assistance ⓘ |
| confirmedBy | United States Senate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| domain |
arms transfer policy
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defense policy ⓘ foreign policy ⓘ national security policy ⓘ political-military affairs ⓘ security cooperation ⓘ |
| formationYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| isInChargeOf | Bureau of Political-Military Affairs ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
|
| legalStatus | civilian office ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | District of Columbia ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitle | Assistant Secretary ⓘ |
| officeType | Assistant Secretary of State ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Bureau of Political-Military Affairs ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Department of State ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
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surface form:
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs
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| reportsTo |
Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs
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United States Secretary of State ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
U.S. government political-military relationships with foreign governments
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defense trade policy ⓘ integration of diplomatic and military instruments of national power ⓘ interagency coordination on political-military issues ⓘ policy oversight of U.S. conventional arms transfers ⓘ policy oversight of security cooperation programs ⓘ policy related to defense trade controls ⓘ policy related to direct commercial sales of defense articles ⓘ policy related to foreign military sales ⓘ political-military aspects of alliance management ⓘ political-military aspects of coalition operations ⓘ political-military aspects of contingency planning ⓘ political-military aspects of peacekeeping operations ⓘ political-military policy coordination ⓘ security assistance policy ⓘ security sector assistance planning ⓘ |
| seat | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| worksOn |
ensuring U.S. security assistance supports foreign policy objectives
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integration of U.S. foreign policy and military operations ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Description of subject: The Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs is a senior U.S. State Department official who oversees security assistance, defense trade, and political-military policy coordination between the United States and foreign governments.
Referenced by (2)
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