Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
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The Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany is the cabinet-level official responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy and representing Germany in international diplomacy.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T408105 — 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: Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany Context triple: [Konrad Adenauer, positionHeld, Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany]
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A.
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs
The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs is France’s chief government official responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy, diplomatic relations, and European affairs.
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B.
Chancellor of Germany
The Chancellor of Germany is the country’s chief executive and most powerful political office, responsible for leading the federal government and setting national policy.
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C.
United States Ambassador to West Germany
The United States Ambassador to West Germany was the chief American diplomatic representative to the Federal Republic of Germany during the period when Germany was divided after World War II.
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D.
President of Germany
The President of Germany is the country’s largely ceremonial head of state, responsible for representing the nation, signing federal laws, and performing key constitutional and diplomatic duties.
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E.
Federal Chancellor of Austria
The Federal Chancellor of Austria is the country’s chief executive who leads the federal government and oversees national policy and administration.
- 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: Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany Target entity description: The Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany is the cabinet-level official responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy and representing Germany in international diplomacy.
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A.
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs
The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs is France’s chief government official responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy, diplomatic relations, and European affairs.
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B.
Chancellor of Germany
The Chancellor of Germany is the country’s chief executive and most powerful political office, responsible for leading the federal government and setting national policy.
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C.
United States Ambassador to West Germany
The United States Ambassador to West Germany was the chief American diplomatic representative to the Federal Republic of Germany during the period when Germany was divided after World War II.
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D.
President of Germany
The President of Germany is the country’s largely ceremonial head of state, responsible for representing the nation, signing federal laws, and performing key constitutional and diplomatic duties.
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E.
Federal Chancellor of Austria
The Federal Chancellor of Austria is the country’s chief executive who leads the federal government and oversees national policy and administration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cabinet position
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government office ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
President of Germany
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surface form:
Federal President of Germany
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| belongsToBranch | executive branch of Germany ⓘ |
| canBeRemovedBy | Federal President of Germany on proposal of the Federal Chancellor ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| formationYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| heads |
German Foreign Office
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surface form:
Federal Foreign Office of Germany
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| isMemberOfBody |
German Federal Cabinet
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surface form:
Bundeskabinett
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| jurisdiction |
Germany
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surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
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| languageOfLabel | German ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Werderscher Markt 1, Berlin ⓘ |
| memberOf | Federal Government of Germany ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Bundesminister des Auswärtigen
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Bundesministerin des Auswärtigen
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| nominatedBy |
Chancellor of Germany
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surface form:
Federal Chancellor of Germany
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| oversees |
German consulates abroad
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German embassies abroad ⓘ permanent missions of Germany to international organizations ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
Council of the European Union
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surface form:
European Union Foreign Affairs Council
NATO ministerial meetings ⓘ General Assembly ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations General Assembly sessions
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| partOf |
German Federal Cabinet
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surface form:
Federal Cabinet of Germany
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| portfolio |
European policy
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diplomatic service of Germany ⓘ foreign affairs ⓘ international security policy ⓘ international treaties ⓘ |
| predecessorOffice | Reich Minister of Foreign Affairs ⓘ |
| rank | senior cabinet minister ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Chancellor of Germany
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surface form:
Federal Chancellor of Germany
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| represents | Germany in international relations ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
coordination of Germany’s foreign policy with EU partners
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foreign policy of Germany ⓘ implementation of Germany’s foreign policy decisions ⓘ international diplomacy of Germany ⓘ representation of Germany in international negotiations ⓘ |
| seat |
Berlin
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Federal Foreign Office headquarters ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress |
Frau Bundesministerin
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Herr Bundesminister ⓘ |
| symbol | Coat of arms of Germany ⓘ |
| termDeterminedBy | confidence of the Bundestag via the Federal Chancellor ⓘ |
| termLength | no fixed term ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs of Germany
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surface form:
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany
Federal Minister of Defence of Germany ⓘ Federal Minister of Finance of Germany ⓘ |
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: Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany Description of subject: The Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany is the cabinet-level official responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy and representing Germany in international diplomacy.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs
this entity surface form:
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs
this entity surface form:
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs
this entity surface form:
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany
this entity surface form:
Foreign Minister of Germany
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
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nativeLabel
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Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Bundesminister des Auswärtigen
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
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nativeLabel
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Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Bundesministerin des Auswärtigen
subject surface form:
Political Directorate (German Federal Foreign Office)
this entity surface form:
Federal Foreign Minister of Germany
this entity surface form:
German Foreign Secretary