Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs

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United States Department of State position United States executive branch position

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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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs canonical	4
United States Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs	2
Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs	1
Assistant Secretary of State for United Nations Affairs	1
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1357144 — 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: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
Context triple: [United States Representative for UN Management and Reform, reportsTo, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs]

A. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
The Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs is a senior U.S. State Department official responsible for overseeing American foreign policy and diplomatic relations with countries in Europe and Eurasia.
B. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
The Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs is a senior U.S. State Department official who oversees regional and bilateral diplomacy worldwide, serving as the department’s third-ranking leader and principal adviser on political affairs.
C. United States Deputy Secretary of State
The United States Deputy Secretary of State is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of State, responsible for assisting the Secretary of State in overseeing American foreign policy and managing the department’s operations.
D. 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.
E. 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.
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: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
Target entity description: 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.

A. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
The Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs is a senior U.S. State Department official responsible for overseeing American foreign policy and diplomatic relations with countries in Europe and Eurasia.
B. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
The Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs is a senior U.S. State Department official who oversees regional and bilateral diplomacy worldwide, serving as the department’s third-ranking leader and principal adviser on political affairs.
C. United States Deputy Secretary of State
The United States Deputy Secretary of State is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of State, responsible for assisting the Secretary of State in overseeing American foreign policy and managing the department’s operations.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Department of State position ⓘ United States executive branch position ⓘ
advises	United States Secretary of State on multilateral affairs ⓘ other senior U.S. government officials on international organization issues ⓘ
appointedWith	advice and consent of the United States Senate ⓘ
collaboratesWith	international civil society organizations on multilateral issues ⓘ other UN member states on resolutions and initiatives ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
ensures	alignment of U.S. positions across UN bodies ⓘ representation of U.S. interests in international organizations ⓘ
formationYear	1949 ⓘ
heads	Bureau of International Organization Affairs ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
locatedIn	Harry S. Truman Building ⓘ
nominatedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
oversees	United States participation in UN specialized agencies and funds ⓘ United States participation in the United Nations Economic and Social Council ⓘ United States participation in the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ United States participation in the United Nations Security Council ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of State ⓘ
policyArea	foreign policy ⓘ global governance ⓘ international cooperation ⓘ international law and norms ⓘ multilateral relations ⓘ
predecessorOffice	Assistant Secretary of State for United Nations Affairs ⓘ linked to: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
reportsTo	Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs ⓘ United States Secretary of State ⓘ
responsibleFor	United States engagement with UN specialized agencies ⓘ United States engagement with other multilateral organizations ⓘ United States engagement with the United Nations ⓘ United States policy toward international organizations ⓘ coordination of U.S. positions in UN bodies ⓘ multilateral diplomacy ⓘ policy on UN budget and management issues ⓘ policy on UN development and humanitarian agencies ⓘ policy on UN human rights mechanisms ⓘ policy on UN peacekeeping ⓘ policy on UN reform ⓘ policy on elections to UN and other international organization bodies ⓘ
seat	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
website	https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-political-affairs/bureau-of-international-organization-affairs/ ⓘ
worksWith	United States Agency for International Development ⓘ United States Mission to the United Nations ⓘ other regional and functional bureaus of the U.S. Department of State ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

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

United States Representative for UN Management and Reform → reportsTo → Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs ⓘ

Office of Management Policy and Resources → reportingTo → Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs ⓘ