Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
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The Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs is the senior U.S. diplomat responsible for overseeing and directing American foreign policy and diplomatic relations across East Asia and the Pacific region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs canonical | 8 |
| Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1892871 — 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 East Asian and Pacific Affairs Context triple: [Office of Regional and Security Policy, subordinateTo, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs]
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Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
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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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.
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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.
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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.
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E.
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.
- 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 East Asian and Pacific Affairs Target entity description: The Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs is the senior U.S. diplomat responsible for overseeing and directing American foreign policy and diplomatic relations across East Asia and the Pacific region.
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A.
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
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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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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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.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Department of State position
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United States executive branch position ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| appointmentRequires | advice and consent of the United States Senate ⓘ |
| category | United States Assistant Secretaries of State ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
EAP Assistant Secretary
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linked to:
Assistant Secretary of State
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| hasOrganizationalUnit |
Office of Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands
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Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs ⓘ Office of Japanese Affairs ⓘ Office of Korean Affairs ⓘ Office of Mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ Office of Maritime Southeast Asia ⓘ
linked to:
Office of Southeast Asian Affairs
Office of Public Diplomacy ⓘ Office of Regional and Security Policy ⓘ |
| hasScope | sub-cabinet level foreign policy leadership ⓘ |
| inception | 1949 ⓘ |
| isPositionIn |
United States federal executive departments
ⓘ
linked to:
Cabinet of the United States
|
| isPositionOf | United States government ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
East Asia
ⓘ
Pacific region ⓘ United States federal government ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
District of Columbia
ⓘ
United States Department of State headquarters ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Department of State headquarters
|
| nativeLabel | Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs ⓘ |
| officeHoldersHaveRank | Assistant Secretary of State ⓘ |
| officeHoldersHaveTitle | Assistant Secretary ⓘ |
| oversees |
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
ⓘ
United States diplomatic missions in East Asia ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. embassies
United States diplomatic missions in the Pacific Islands ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Department of State ⓘ |
| predecessor | Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs ⓘ |
| reportsTo | United States Secretary of State ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
United States foreign policy in East Asia
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United States foreign policy in the Pacific region ⓘ alliance management in East Asia and the Pacific ⓘ coordination of U.S. embassies in East Asia and the Pacific ⓘ diplomatic relations with East Asian countries ⓘ diplomatic relations with Pacific Island countries ⓘ economic and trade policy in East Asia and the Pacific ⓘ human rights issues in East Asia and the Pacific ⓘ multilateral diplomacy in East Asia and the Pacific ⓘ regional security policy in East Asia and the Pacific ⓘ |
| seat | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| workLocation | Harry S. Truman Building ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Description of subject: The Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs is the senior U.S. diplomat responsible for overseeing and directing American foreign policy and diplomatic relations across East Asia and the Pacific region.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Office of Regional and Security Policy
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subordinateTo
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Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
ⓘ
Office of Southeast Asian Affairs
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advises
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Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
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linked to: Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
linked to: Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
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predecessor
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Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs
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linked to: Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
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nativeLabel
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Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
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linked to: Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Richard Holbrooke
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positionHeld
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Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
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Office of Mainland Southeast Asia
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under
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Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
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United States Ambassador to Singapore
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reportsTo
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Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
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