Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia

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foreign affairs ministry government ministry

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia is the government body responsible for managing Latvia’s international relations, diplomacy, and foreign policy.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Latvijas Republikas Ārlietu ministrija	4
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia canonical	3
Latvia in bilateral diplomatic relations	1
Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs	1
Latvian embassies	1
Latvian foreign service	1
Latvijas Ārlietu ministrija	1
MFA Latvia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2398735 — 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 Latvia
Context triple: [Embassy of Latvia in Washington, D.C., operatedBy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia]

A. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania is the government body responsible for shaping and implementing the country’s foreign policy, managing diplomatic relations, and representing Lithuania internationally.
B. Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland is the government body responsible for managing Finland’s foreign policy, international relations, and diplomatic services.
C. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland is the government department responsible for managing Poland’s international relations, diplomacy, and foreign policy.
D. Ministry of Foreign Affairs 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.
E. Government of Lithuania
The Government of Lithuania is the central authority of the Republic of Lithuania, responsible for national governance, policy-making, and administration of the state.
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 Latvia
Target entity description: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia is the government body responsible for managing Latvia’s international relations, diplomacy, and foreign policy.

A. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania is the government body responsible for shaping and implementing the country’s foreign policy, managing diplomatic relations, and representing Lithuania internationally.
B. Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland is the government body responsible for managing Finland’s foreign policy, international relations, and diplomatic services.
C. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland is the government department responsible for managing Poland’s international relations, diplomacy, and foreign policy.
D. Ministry of Foreign Affairs 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.
E. Government of Lithuania
The Government of Lithuania is the central authority of the Republic of Lithuania, responsible for national governance, policy-making, and administration of the state.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foreign affairs ministry ⓘ government ministry ⓘ
aimsTo	promote Latvia’s interests abroad ⓘ promote economic diplomacy ⓘ protect the rights of Latvian citizens abroad ⓘ strengthen Latvia’s international security ⓘ
budgetCurrency	euro ⓘ
coordinatesPolicyWith	European Union institutions ⓘ linked to: European institutions NATO ⓘ United Nations ⓘ
country	Latvia ⓘ
employs	civil servants ⓘ diplomats ⓘ
governs	foreign missions of Latvia ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	LR ĀM ⓘ MFA Latvia ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia
hasDuties	consular protection ⓘ coordination of development cooperation policy ⓘ negotiation and conclusion of international treaties ⓘ public diplomacy ⓘ support for Latvian diaspora communities ⓘ
headedBy	Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia ⓘ
headquartersCountry	Latvia ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Riga ⓘ
inception	1918 ⓘ
jurisdiction	Republic of Latvia ⓘ linked to: Latvia
languageOfWorkOrName	Latvian ⓘ
locatedIn	Riga Old Town ⓘ linked to: Old Riga
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ Eastern European Time ⓘ
nativeName	Latvijas Republikas Ārlietu ministrija ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia
oversees	Latvian consulates abroad ⓘ Latvian embassies abroad ⓘ permanent missions of Latvia to international organizations ⓘ
partOf	Government of Latvia ⓘ
positionHeldBy	Minister of Foreign Affairs ⓘ
reestablished	1990 ⓘ
responsibleFor	Latvia’s representation in international organizations ⓘ consular services for Latvian citizens abroad ⓘ diplomatic service of Latvia ⓘ foreign policy of Latvia ⓘ international relations of Latvia ⓘ
sector	public administration ⓘ
shortName	Ārlietu ministrija ⓘ
subordinateTo	Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia ⓘ
usesScript	Latin script ⓘ
website	https://www.mfa.gov.lv ⓘ

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