United States Ambassador to the United Nations (Cabinet-level)

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United States federal executive position ambassadorial post diplomatic office

The United States Ambassador to the United Nations (Cabinet-level) is the senior U.S. diplomat representing the country at the UN who, when holding Cabinet rank, serves as a key foreign policy advisor to the President.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
United States Ambassador to the United Nations	47
United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations	10
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations	3
U.S. Representative to the United Nations	1
United States Ambassador to the United Nations (Cabinet-level) canonical	1
United States representative to the United Nations	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T28009 — 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: United States Ambassador to the United Nations (Cabinet-level)
Context triple: [Cabinet of the United States, includesOffice, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (Cabinet-level)]

A. United States Representative to the United Nations General Assembly
The United States Representative to the United Nations General Assembly is a diplomatic official who leads and coordinates U.S. participation, negotiation, and voting in the UN’s main deliberative body.
B. United States Secretary of State
The United States Secretary of State is the federal government’s chief foreign affairs official, responsible for directing U.S. diplomacy, negotiating with other nations, and advising the President on international relations.
C. Under Secretary for International Affairs
The Under Secretary for International Affairs is a senior U.S. Treasury official responsible for formulating and coordinating the United States’ international economic and financial policy, including engagement with foreign governments and global financial institutions.
D. United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
The United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom is the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government in the UK, responsible for managing bilateral relations and overseeing the American embassy in London.
E. United States Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
The United States Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights was the chief U.S. delegate responsible for shaping and advocating American policy on global human rights issues within the UN’s principal human rights body.
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: United States Ambassador to the United Nations (Cabinet-level)
Target entity description: The United States Ambassador to the United Nations (Cabinet-level) is the senior U.S. diplomat representing the country at the UN who, when holding Cabinet rank, serves as a key foreign policy advisor to the President.

A. United States Representative to the United Nations General Assembly
The United States Representative to the United Nations General Assembly is a diplomatic official who leads and coordinates U.S. participation, negotiation, and voting in the UN’s main deliberative body.
B. United States Secretary of State
The United States Secretary of State is the federal government’s chief foreign affairs official, responsible for directing U.S. diplomacy, negotiating with other nations, and advising the President on international relations.
C. Under Secretary for International Affairs
The Under Secretary for International Affairs is a senior U.S. Treasury official responsible for formulating and coordinating the United States’ international economic and financial policy, including engagement with foreign governments and global financial institutions.
D. United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
The United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom is the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government in the UK, responsible for managing bilateral relations and overseeing the American embassy in London.
E. United States Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
The United States Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights was the chief U.S. delegate responsible for shaping and advocating American policy on global human rights issues within the UN’s principal human rights body.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal executive position ⓘ ambassadorial post ⓘ diplomatic office ⓘ
advises	President of the United States on United Nations matters ⓘ United States National Security Council on United Nations issues ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
confirmedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
employer	United States Department of State ⓘ
formationPurpose	to represent the United States at the United Nations ⓘ
hasRank	ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
legalBasis	United States Constitution appointments clause (for nomination and confirmation) ⓘ
locatedIn	United States Mission to the United Nations ⓘ
memberOf	United States Cabinet ⓘ linked to: Cabinet of the United States
nominatedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
officeHeldBy	Adlai Stevenson II ⓘ Arthur Goldberg ⓘ linked to: Arthur J. Goldberg Bill Richardson ⓘ George H. W. Bush ⓘ Jeane Kirkpatrick ⓘ John Bolton ⓘ John Danforth ⓘ John Negroponte ⓘ Kelly Craft ⓘ Linda Thomas-Greenfield ⓘ Madeleine Albright ⓘ Nikki Haley ⓘ Samantha Power ⓘ Susan Rice ⓘ linked to: Samantha Power
officeType	permanent representative to the United Nations ⓘ
oversees	United States Mission to the United Nations staff ⓘ
participatesIn	United States National Security Council deliberations ⓘ meetings of the United States Cabinet ⓘ
reportsTo	President of the United States ⓘ United States Secretary of State ⓘ
represents	United States of America at the United Nations ⓘ linked to: United States of America United States of America in the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ United States of America in the United Nations Security Council ⓘ
residence	New York City ⓘ
role	key foreign policy advisor to the President when holding Cabinet rank ⓘ senior United States diplomat at the United Nations ⓘ
seat	New York City ⓘ
style	The Honorable ⓘ
worksAt	United States Mission to the United Nations ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (63)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cabinet of the United States → includesOffice → United States Ambassador to the United Nations (Cabinet-level) ⓘ

United States Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights → worksWith → United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations ⓘ