Triple
T11116808
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Vernon A. Walters |
E262906
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
United States Ambassador-at-Large
The United States Ambassador-at-Large is a senior diplomatic official appointed to handle specialized foreign policy issues that span multiple countries or regions rather than being assigned to a single nation.
|
E905974
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: United States Ambassador-at-Large | Statement: [Vernon A. Walters, positionHeld, United States Ambassador-at-Large]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States Ambassador-at-Large Context triple: [Vernon A. Walters, positionHeld, United States Ambassador-at-Large]
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A.
Special Envoy of the President of the United States
The Special Envoy of the President of the United States is a high-level diplomatic representative appointed by the president to handle specific foreign policy missions or negotiations outside the regular ambassadorial framework.
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B.
Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights
The Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights is a senior U.S. State Department official responsible for overseeing policies and programs that promote civilian security, democratic governance, and the protection of human rights worldwide.
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C.
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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D.
United States Under Secretary of State
The United States Under Secretary of State is a senior State Department official who serves as the principal deputy to the Secretary of State and helps oversee the formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign policy.
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E.
Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs of the United States
The Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs of the United States is a senior State Department official responsible for leading the department’s public communications, media relations, and strategic messaging on U.S. foreign policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: United States Ambassador-at-Large Triple: [Vernon A. Walters, positionHeld, United States Ambassador-at-Large]
Generated description
The United States Ambassador-at-Large is a senior diplomatic official appointed to handle specialized foreign policy issues that span multiple countries or regions rather than being assigned to a single nation.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States Ambassador-at-Large Target entity description: The United States Ambassador-at-Large is a senior diplomatic official appointed to handle specialized foreign policy issues that span multiple countries or regions rather than being assigned to a single nation.
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A.
Special Envoy of the President of the United States
The Special Envoy of the President of the United States is a high-level diplomatic representative appointed by the president to handle specific foreign policy missions or negotiations outside the regular ambassadorial framework.
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B.
Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights
The Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights is a senior U.S. State Department official responsible for overseeing policies and programs that promote civilian security, democratic governance, and the protection of human rights worldwide.
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C.
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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D.
United States Under Secretary of State
The United States Under Secretary of State is a senior State Department official who serves as the principal deputy to the Secretary of State and helps oversee the formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign policy.
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E.
Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs of the United States
The Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs of the United States is a senior State Department official responsible for leading the department’s public communications, media relations, and strategic messaging on U.S. foreign policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d6aa9b46cc8190b19f9f0cc45bf322 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d79aa81d8c81908a387b56cbcc9128 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 12:25 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e42d8084a88190918f1f94ca0119ed |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:18 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e4307baca48190bbf82f8235d7e2c7 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:31 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e43771eaec8190be9bb709723931e0 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:27 p.m.