Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR was the top Soviet government official responsible for directing the country's foreign policy and representing the Soviet Union in international relations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR canonical | 1 |
| Soviet Foreign Minister | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4844732 — 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: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Context triple: [Soviet ambassadors, reportsTo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR]
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A.
People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR
The People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR was the early Soviet Russian government post responsible for directing the young Bolshevik state's foreign policy and diplomatic relations.
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B.
Minister of Foreign Trade of the Soviet Union
The Minister of Foreign Trade of the Soviet Union was the high-ranking government official responsible for directing and overseeing the USSR’s international trade policy and economic exchanges with other countries.
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C.
Permanent Representative of the Soviet Union to the United Nations
The Permanent Representative of the Soviet Union to the United Nations was the chief Soviet diplomat and head of the USSR’s mission to the UN, responsible for representing Soviet interests and policies in the organization’s deliberations.
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D.
Vice President of the Soviet Union
The Vice President of the Soviet Union was a short-lived, high-ranking state office created in the final years of the USSR to serve as the formal deputy to the President.
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E.
United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union
The United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union was the chief American diplomatic representative in Moscow, responsible for managing U.S.–Soviet relations during the existence of the USSR.
- 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: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Target entity description: The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR was the top Soviet government official responsible for directing the country's foreign policy and representing the Soviet Union in international relations.
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A.
People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR
The People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR was the early Soviet Russian government post responsible for directing the young Bolshevik state's foreign policy and diplomatic relations.
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B.
Minister of Foreign Trade of the Soviet Union
The Minister of Foreign Trade of the Soviet Union was the high-ranking government official responsible for directing and overseeing the USSR’s international trade policy and economic exchanges with other countries.
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C.
Permanent Representative of the Soviet Union to the United Nations
The Permanent Representative of the Soviet Union to the United Nations was the chief Soviet diplomat and head of the USSR’s mission to the UN, responsible for representing Soviet interests and policies in the organization’s deliberations.
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D.
Vice President of the Soviet Union
The Vice President of the Soviet Union was a short-lived, high-ranking state office created in the final years of the USSR to serve as the formal deputy to the President.
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E.
United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union
The United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union was the chief American diplomatic representative in Moscow, responsible for managing U.S.–Soviet relations during the existence of the USSR.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government office
ⓘ
ministerial position ⓘ |
| abolished | 1991 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Soviet of the USSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confers |
authority to sign international treaties on behalf of the USSR
ⓘ
representation of the USSR in international organizations ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrAbolished | after dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomacy
ⓘ
international law ⓘ international relations ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOf | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hierarchicalPosition | senior ministerial post in the Soviet government ⓘ |
| inception | 1923 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | foreign affairs of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Council of Ministers of the USSR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Warsaw Pact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolder |
Alexander Bessmertnykh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andrei Gromyko NERFINISHED ⓘ Andrey Vyshinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Boris Pankin NERFINISHED ⓘ Dmitri Shepilov NERFINISHED ⓘ Eduard Shevardnadze NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgy Chicherin NERFINISHED ⓘ Maxim Litvinov NERFINISHED ⓘ Vyacheslav Molotov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitleInLanguage |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
ⓘ
Министр иностранных дел СССР ⓘ |
| partOf |
Council of Ministers of the USSR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Council of Ministers of the USSR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Soviet of the USSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
foreign policy of the Soviet Union
ⓘ
international relations of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| saidToBeTheSameAs | Soviet foreign minister ⓘ |
| seat | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Soviet era ⓘ |
| usedBy | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Description of subject: The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR was the top Soviet government official responsible for directing the country's foreign policy and representing the Soviet Union in international relations.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Council of Foreign Ministers of the Allied powers
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hasPart
→
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
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this entity surface form:
Soviet Foreign Minister