Bureau of Counterterrorism

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United States federal government agency component bureau of the United States Department of State

The Bureau of Counterterrorism is a U.S. State Department office responsible for coordinating and implementing American counterterrorism policy and efforts worldwide.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Bureau of Counterterrorism canonical	4
Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism	3
Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism	2
Counterterrorism Bureau of the U.S. Department of State	1
State Department Bureau of Counterterrorism	1
U.S. Department of State Bureau of Counterterrorism	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1147089 — 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: Bureau of Counterterrorism
Context triple: [Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, oversees, Bureau of Counterterrorism]

A. Office of Counter-Terrorism
The Office of Counter-Terrorism is a United Nations body responsible for leading and coordinating the organization’s efforts to prevent and combat terrorism worldwide.
B. Office of Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation
The Office of Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation is a U.S. government office responsible for preventing, preparing for, and responding to nuclear and radiological terrorism and proliferation threats.
C. National Counterterrorism Center
The National Counterterrorism Center is a U.S. government organization that integrates and analyzes terrorism-related intelligence and coordinates counterterrorism efforts across federal agencies.
D. Counterterrorism Bureau
The Counterterrorism Bureau is a specialized division of the New York City Police Department responsible for preventing, investigating, and responding to terrorist threats and incidents in New York City.
E. FBI Counterterrorism Division
The FBI Counterterrorism Division is the branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation responsible for preventing, investigating, and responding to terrorist threats and activities against the United States.
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: Bureau of Counterterrorism
Target entity description: The Bureau of Counterterrorism is a U.S. State Department office responsible for coordinating and implementing American counterterrorism policy and efforts worldwide.

A. Office of Counter-Terrorism
The Office of Counter-Terrorism is a United Nations body responsible for leading and coordinating the organization’s efforts to prevent and combat terrorism worldwide.
B. Office of Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation
The Office of Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation is a U.S. government office responsible for preventing, preparing for, and responding to nuclear and radiological terrorism and proliferation threats.
C. National Counterterrorism Center
The National Counterterrorism Center is a U.S. government organization that integrates and analyzes terrorism-related intelligence and coordinates counterterrorism efforts across federal agencies.
D. Counterterrorism Bureau
The Counterterrorism Bureau is a specialized division of the New York City Police Department responsible for preventing, investigating, and responding to terrorist threats and incidents in New York City.
E. FBI Counterterrorism Division
The FBI Counterterrorism Division is the branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation responsible for preventing, investigating, and responding to terrorist threats and activities against the United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal government agency component ⓘ bureau of the United States Department of State ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism ⓘ linked to: Bureau of Counterterrorism
appliesToJurisdiction	global ⓘ international ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
fieldOfWork	countering violent extremism ⓘ counterterrorism ⓘ diplomacy ⓘ foreign policy ⓘ homeland security ⓘ international security ⓘ national security ⓘ
governmentBranch	executive branch of the United States government ⓘ
hasPredecessor	Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism ⓘ linked to: Bureau of Counterterrorism
hasScope	worldwide ⓘ
hasShortName	CT Bureau ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
inception	1999 ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	District of Columbia ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
missionStatement	to lead the U.S. government in counterterrorism diplomacy and to strengthen counterterrorism cooperation with foreign governments and multilateral organizations ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
parentOrganization	United States Department of State ⓘ
partOf	U.S. national security apparatus ⓘ United States Department of State ⓘ
publishes	Country Reports on Terrorism ⓘ
reorganizedAs	Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism ⓘ linked to: Bureau of Counterterrorism
reorganizedFrom	Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism ⓘ linked to: Bureau of Counterterrorism
responsibleFor	coordinating U.S. government counterterrorism policy ⓘ coordinating designation of foreign terrorist organizations ⓘ coordinating terrorist designation and sanctions policy with other U.S. agencies ⓘ developing and coordinating U.S. counterterrorism policy ⓘ engaging foreign governments on counterterrorism issues ⓘ implementing U.S. counterterrorism strategy abroad ⓘ managing foreign assistance for counterterrorism capacity building ⓘ producing the annual Country Reports on Terrorism ⓘ
subordinateTo	Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights ⓘ
website	https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-civilian-security-democracy-and-human-rights/bureau-of-counterterrorism/ ⓘ
worksWith	Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ Department of Defense ⓘ Department of Homeland Security ⓘ linked to: United States Department of Homeland Security European Union ⓘ Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ NATO ⓘ National Security Council ⓘ linked to: National Security Council of the United States United Nations ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

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

Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights → oversees → Bureau of Counterterrorism ⓘ

Bureau of Counterterrorism → reorganizedAs → Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism ⓘ