Director-General of FAO

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United Nations position executive position leadership role

The Director-General of FAO is the chief executive officer who leads the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s global efforts to combat hunger and promote sustainable agriculture.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	3
FAO Director-General	3
Director-General of FAO canonical	1
Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization	1
Directors-General of other UN specialized agencies	1
FAO Director‑General	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T132478 — 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: Director-General of FAO
Context triple: [Food and Agriculture Organization, executiveHead, Director-General of FAO]

A. Director-General of UNESCO
The Director-General of UNESCO is the chief executive officer and highest administrative official of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, responsible for leading its global programs and representing the organization internationally.
B. Food and Agriculture Organization
The Food and Agriculture Organization is a United Nations specialized agency that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve food security, nutrition, and sustainable agriculture worldwide.
C. Secretary-General of the OECD
The Secretary-General of the OECD is the chief executive and highest-ranking official of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, responsible for providing strategic leadership and overseeing its work on global economic and social policy.
D. Roberto Azevêdo
Roberto Azevêdo is a Brazilian diplomat who served as Director-General of the World Trade Organization, playing a key role in global trade negotiations and multilateral trade policy.
E. United States Secretary of Agriculture
The United States Secretary of Agriculture is the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, overseeing national policies on farming, food, forestry, and rural development as a member of the President’s Cabinet.
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: Director-General of FAO
Target entity description: The Director-General of FAO is the chief executive officer who leads the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s global efforts to combat hunger and promote sustainable agriculture.

A. Director-General of UNESCO
The Director-General of UNESCO is the chief executive officer and highest administrative official of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, responsible for leading its global programs and representing the organization internationally.
B. Food and Agriculture Organization
The Food and Agriculture Organization is a United Nations specialized agency that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve food security, nutrition, and sustainable agriculture worldwide.
C. Secretary-General of the OECD
The Secretary-General of the OECD is the chief executive and highest-ranking official of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, responsible for providing strategic leadership and overseeing its work on global economic and social policy.
D. Roberto Azevêdo
Roberto Azevêdo is a Brazilian diplomat who served as Director-General of the World Trade Organization, playing a key role in global trade negotiations and multilateral trade policy.
E. United States Secretary of Agriculture
The United States Secretary of Agriculture is the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, overseeing national policies on farming, food, forestry, and rural development as a member of the President’s Cabinet.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (87)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations position ⓘ executive position ⓘ leadership role ⓘ
appointedBy	FAO Conference ⓘ
associatedWith	Sustainable Development Goal 2 ⓘ Zero Hunger ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
employer	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ⓘ linked to: Food and Agriculture Organization
fieldOfWork	agricultural policy ⓘ agricultural research coordination ⓘ agricultural statistics ⓘ agricultural trade ⓘ agriculture ⓘ agrifood value chains ⓘ agroecology ⓘ biodiversity for food and agriculture ⓘ climate-smart agriculture ⓘ digital agriculture ⓘ emergency food assistance ⓘ fisheries ⓘ food loss and waste reduction ⓘ food safety ⓘ food security ⓘ food systems ⓘ forestry ⓘ gender in agriculture ⓘ hunger eradication ⓘ indigenous peoples’ food systems ⓘ land and water management ⓘ land tenure governance ⓘ natural resource management ⓘ nutrition ⓘ poverty reduction ⓘ resilience building ⓘ rural development ⓘ rural finance ⓘ rural innovation ⓘ rural livelihoods ⓘ sustainable development ⓘ sustainable fisheries ⓘ sustainable forestry ⓘ urban food systems ⓘ youth in agriculture ⓘ
goal	achieving food security for all ⓘ elimination of hunger ⓘ promotion of sustainable management of natural resources ⓘ support to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	FAO Secretariat ⓘ FAO country offices ⓘ FAO regional offices ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	global ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Rome ⓘ
inception	1945 ⓘ
memberOf	United Nations Chief Executives Board for Coordination ⓘ
nominatedBy	FAO member states ⓘ
officeHeldBy	Qu Dongyu ⓘ
officeHolderStartTime	2019 ⓘ
officialLanguage	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
parentOrganization	United Nations ⓘ
partOf	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ⓘ linked to: Food and Agriculture Organization
reappointmentPolicy	renewable term ⓘ
reportsTo	FAO Conference ⓘ FAO Council ⓘ
residence	Rome ⓘ
responsibleFor	administration of FAO budget ⓘ coordination with other UN agencies ⓘ emergency response in food and agriculture crises ⓘ implementation of FAO Strategic Framework ⓘ implementation of FAO programmes ⓘ leadership in global efforts to end hunger ⓘ overall management of FAO ⓘ promotion of sustainable agriculture ⓘ promotion of sustainable food systems ⓘ representation of FAO in international fora ⓘ strategic direction of FAO ⓘ support to member states on food and agriculture policy ⓘ
scope	worldwide ⓘ
seat	FAO headquarters, Rome ⓘ linked to: Food and Agriculture Organization
selectionMethod	election by FAO Conference ⓘ
shortName	FAO Director-General ⓘ linked to: Director-General of FAO
termLength	4 years ⓘ
website	https://www.fao.org/director-general ⓘ

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