Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union

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foreign affairs ministry government ministry state institution of the Soviet Union

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union was the central government body responsible for directing Soviet foreign policy, diplomacy, and international relations throughout the existence of the USSR.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR	19
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union canonical	7
Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs	7
People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs	4
People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the USSR	2
Министерство иностранных дел СССР	2
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union	1
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	1
People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union	1
People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the USSR	1
Soviet Foreign Ministry to Finnish government	1
Soviet diplomatic service	1
Soviet foreign service	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T160206 — 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: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
Context triple: [Soviet embassy in Tehran, operatedBy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union]

A. Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations
The Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations is Russia’s official diplomatic representation to the UN, responsible for conducting negotiations, representing Russian interests, and participating in all major UN bodies and deliberations.
B. Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
The Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union was the highest executive and administrative authority of the USSR, responsible for implementing state policies and managing the government’s day-to-day operations.
C. Soviet embassy in Tehran
The Soviet embassy in Tehran was the diplomatic mission of the Soviet Union in Iran’s capital and notably served as the venue for the 1943 Tehran Conference between Allied leaders during World War II.
D. Secretariat of State
The Secretariat of State is the central governing body of the Holy See that coordinates the political and diplomatic activities of the Vatican and oversees the general affairs of the Roman Catholic Church’s central administration.
E. Bureau of Consular Affairs
The Bureau of Consular Affairs is the U.S. State Department division responsible for issuing passports and visas, providing services to Americans abroad, and managing U.S. consular operations 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: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
Target entity description: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union was the central government body responsible for directing Soviet foreign policy, diplomacy, and international relations throughout the existence of the USSR.

A. Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations
The Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations is Russia’s official diplomatic representation to the UN, responsible for conducting negotiations, representing Russian interests, and participating in all major UN bodies and deliberations.
B. Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
The Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union was the highest executive and administrative authority of the USSR, responsible for implementing state policies and managing the government’s day-to-day operations.
C. Soviet embassy in Tehran
The Soviet embassy in Tehran was the diplomatic mission of the Soviet Union in Iran’s capital and notably served as the venue for the 1943 Tehran Conference between Allied leaders during World War II.
D. Secretariat of State
The Secretariat of State is the central governing body of the Holy See that coordinates the political and diplomatic activities of the Vatican and oversees the general affairs of the Roman Catholic Church’s central administration.
E. Bureau of Consular Affairs
The Bureau of Consular Affairs is the U.S. State Department division responsible for issuing passports and visas, providing services to Americans abroad, and managing U.S. consular operations worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foreign affairs ministry ⓘ government ministry ⓘ state institution of the Soviet Union ⓘ
architecturalStyleOfHeadquarters	Stalinist architecture ⓘ
controlledBy	Communist Party of the Soviet Union ⓘ
country	Soviet Union ⓘ
dissolved	1991 ⓘ
employerOf	Soviet ambassadors ⓘ Soviet consular staff ⓘ Soviet diplomats ⓘ
formedAsMinistry	1946 ⓘ
handled	diplomatic recognition of states ⓘ negotiation of international agreements ⓘ protection of Soviet citizens abroad ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Moscow ⓘ Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ⓘ linked to: Russian SFSR Soviet Union ⓘ
jurisdiction	Soviet Union ⓘ
languageOfWork	Russian ⓘ
locatedInBuilding	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia main building ⓘ
nativeName	Министерство иностранных дел СССР ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
notableMinister	Andrei Gromyko ⓘ Eduard Shevardnadze ⓘ Vyacheslav Molotov ⓘ
operatedDuring	World War II aftermath ⓘ decolonization era ⓘ perestroika period ⓘ
oversaw	Soviet consulates abroad ⓘ Soviet embassies abroad ⓘ Soviet permanent missions to international organizations ⓘ
participatedIn	Cold War diplomacy ⓘ United Nations activities ⓘ Warsaw Pact diplomatic coordination ⓘ
partOf	Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union ⓘ
predecessor	People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
regionServed	worldwide ⓘ
replacedBy	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation ⓘ
responsibleFor	diplomatic relations of the Soviet Union ⓘ foreign policy of the Soviet Union ⓘ international treaties of the Soviet Union ⓘ representation of the Soviet Union abroad ⓘ
shortName	MFA of the USSR ⓘ
subordinateTo	Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union ⓘ Soviet government ⓘ
successor	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation ⓘ
symbol	state emblem of the Soviet Union ⓘ
timePeriod	Soviet era ⓘ
typeOfAgency	executive branch ministry ⓘ

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