Section for Relations with States and International Organizations

E14000

diplomatic office organ of the Holy See section of the Secretariat of State

The Section for Relations with States and International Organizations is the diplomatic arm of the Holy See’s Secretariat of State responsible for managing the Vatican’s foreign relations and interactions with international bodies.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Section for Relations with States and International Organizations canonical	5
Section for Relations with States	4
Section for Relations with States and International Organizations (Second Section)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T126929 — 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: Section for Relations with States and International Organizations
Context triple: [Apostolic Nunciature, subordinateTo, Section for Relations with States and International Organizations]

A. Bureau of International Organization Affairs
The Bureau of International Organization Affairs is a division of the U.S. Department of State responsible for managing U.S. participation and policy in the United Nations and other international organizations.
B. Office of International Affairs
The Office of International Affairs is a division of the U.S. Department of the Treasury responsible for formulating and coordinating international economic and financial policy, including engagement with foreign governments and global financial institutions.
C. Commonwealth Relations Office
The Commonwealth Relations Office was a British government department responsible for managing the United Kingdom’s diplomatic and political relations with the independent countries of the Commonwealth.
D. Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
The Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs is the U.S. State Department division responsible for managing American foreign policy and diplomatic relations with countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada, and related regional institutions.
E. United States Department of State
The United States Department of State is the federal executive department responsible for the country’s foreign policy, international relations, and diplomatic missions abroad.
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: Section for Relations with States and International Organizations
Target entity description: The Section for Relations with States and International Organizations is the diplomatic arm of the Holy See’s Secretariat of State responsible for managing the Vatican’s foreign relations and interactions with international bodies.

A. Bureau of International Organization Affairs
The Bureau of International Organization Affairs is a division of the U.S. Department of State responsible for managing U.S. participation and policy in the United Nations and other international organizations.
B. Office of International Affairs
The Office of International Affairs is a division of the U.S. Department of the Treasury responsible for formulating and coordinating international economic and financial policy, including engagement with foreign governments and global financial institutions.
C. Commonwealth Relations Office
The Commonwealth Relations Office was a British government department responsible for managing the United Kingdom’s diplomatic and political relations with the independent countries of the Commonwealth.
D. Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
The Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs is the U.S. State Department division responsible for managing American foreign policy and diplomatic relations with countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada, and related regional institutions.
E. United States Department of State
The United States Department of State is the federal executive department responsible for the country’s foreign policy, international relations, and diplomatic missions abroad.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	diplomatic office ⓘ organ of the Holy See ⓘ section of the Secretariat of State ⓘ
affiliation	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
alsoKnownAs	Second Section of the Secretariat of State ⓘ linked to: Secretariat of State of the Holy See Section for Relations with States ⓘ linked to: Section for Relations with States and International Organizations
country	Vatican City State ⓘ linked to: Vatican City
employer	Holy See ⓘ Vatican City State ⓘ linked to: Vatican City
field	diplomacy ⓘ international relations ⓘ public international law ⓘ
governs	bilateral relations of the Holy See with states ⓘ multilateral relations of the Holy See with international organizations ⓘ
hasRole	conducts relations with international organizations ⓘ conducts relations with states ⓘ follows international political developments ⓘ manages diplomatic relations of the Holy See ⓘ negotiates concordats and international agreements ⓘ promotes peace and human rights in international fora ⓘ represents the Holy See in the international community ⓘ
jurisdiction	foreign relations of the Holy See ⓘ linked to: Treaties of the Holy See relations with intergovernmental organizations ⓘ relations with sovereign states ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ
legalStatus	organ of the Holy See under canon law ⓘ
location	Apostolic Palace ⓘ Vatican City ⓘ
oversees	apostolic nunciatures ⓘ pontifical representations to international organizations ⓘ
parentOrganization	Holy See ⓘ Secretariat of State of the Holy See ⓘ
partOf	Holy See ⓘ Roman Curia ⓘ Secretariat of State ⓘ
purpose	to coordinate participation of the Holy See in international organizations ⓘ to manage the Holy See’s diplomatic activity ⓘ to safeguard the freedom of the Church in states through agreements and diplomacy ⓘ
religion	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
responsibleFor	drafting and signing international agreements of the Holy See ⓘ instructions to papal diplomats ⓘ preparing the Holy See’s positions in international negotiations ⓘ
subordinateTo	Cardinal Secretary of State ⓘ linked to: Secretariat of State of the Holy See Pope ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	ecclesiastical diplomatic service unit ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

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

Apostolic Nunciature → subordinateTo → Section for Relations with States and International Organizations ⓘ

Section for Relations with States and International Organizations → alsoKnownAs → Section for Relations with States ⓘ