Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs
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The Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs is Germany’s chief diplomat and cabinet member responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy and representing it in international relations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany | 3 |
| Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10595063 — 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 for Foreign Affairs Context triple: [Minister of State in the Federal Foreign Office, reportsTo, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs]
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A.
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
The Secretary of Foreign Affairs is the Philippine government’s chief diplomat, responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy and managing its international relations through the Department of Foreign Affairs.
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B.
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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C.
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was a senior British cabinet post historically responsible for directing the United Kingdom’s foreign policy and diplomatic relations.
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D.
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was the senior official in charge of directing and managing the foreign policy and diplomatic relations of the German Empire.
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E.
Secretary of State for External Affairs
The Secretary of State for External Affairs was the former Canadian cabinet minister responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy and international relations, a role later replaced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
- 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 for Foreign Affairs Target entity description: The Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs is Germany’s chief diplomat and cabinet member responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy and representing it in international relations.
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A.
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
The Secretary of Foreign Affairs is the Philippine government’s chief diplomat, responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy and managing its international relations through the Department of Foreign Affairs.
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B.
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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C.
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was a senior British cabinet post historically responsible for directing the United Kingdom’s foreign policy and diplomatic relations.
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D.
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was the senior official in charge of directing and managing the foreign policy and diplomatic relations of the German Empire.
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E.
Secretary of State for External Affairs
The Secretary of State for External Affairs was the former Canadian cabinet minister responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy and international relations, a role later replaced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cabinet position
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federal ministerial office ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Foreign Minister of Germany
NERFINISHED
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German Foreign Minister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Federal President of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
German consulates abroad
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German embassies abroad ⓘ permanent missions of Germany to international organizations ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office
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Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Foreign Office ⓘ |
| heads | Federal Foreign Office (Germany) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1870 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal government ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
NERFINISHED
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German federal ministerial law ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Federal Cabinet of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
Bundesminister des Auswärtigen
NERFINISHED
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Bundesministerin des Auswärtigen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | Federal Chancellor of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHeldBy | Annalena Baerbock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeType | chief diplomat ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
European Union Foreign Affairs Council
NERFINISHED
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NATO ministerial meetings NERFINISHED ⓘ OSCE ministerial meetings NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations General Assembly (as head of delegation or representative) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Federal Government of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs (Germany) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | North German Confederation Foreign Minister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | senior cabinet minister ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Federal Chancellor of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
Germany’s consular affairs
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Germany’s development of European foreign and security policy positions ⓘ Germany’s diplomatic relations ⓘ Germany’s human rights policy in foreign relations ⓘ Germany’s participation in international organizations ⓘ Germany’s treaty negotiations ⓘ coordination of Germany’s foreign policy with other ministries ⓘ foreign policy of Germany ⓘ protection of German citizens abroad ⓘ representation of Germany abroad ⓘ |
| seat | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength |
no fixed term
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serves at the pleasure of the Federal Chancellor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Description of subject: The Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs is Germany’s chief diplomat and cabinet member responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy and representing it in international relations.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Minister of State in the Federal Foreign Office
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reportsTo
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Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs
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Minister of State in the Federal Foreign Office
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subordinateTo
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Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs
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this entity surface form:
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany
this entity surface form:
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany