United States Secretary of the Interior

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United States Cabinet position government office

The United States Secretary of the Interior is the Cabinet official who oversees federal lands, natural resources, and relations with Native American tribes as head of the Department of the Interior.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
United States Secretary of the Interior canonical	63
Secretary of the Interior	42
U.S. Secretary of the Interior	7
Office of the Secretary of the Interior	5
Sec. of the Interior	1
U.S. Secretary of the Interior (in certain federal matters)	1
United States Secretary of the Interior (energy-related functions)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21255 — 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: United States Secretary of the Interior
Context triple: [Presidential Succession Act, definesSuccessionPosition, United States Secretary of the Interior]

A. United States Department of the Interior
The United States Department of the Interior is a federal executive department responsible for managing the nation’s public lands, natural resources, and many programs related to conservation and Native American affairs.
B. United States Secretary of State
The United States Secretary of State is the federal government’s chief foreign affairs official, responsible for directing U.S. diplomacy, negotiating with other nations, and advising the President on international relations.
C. Secretary of Commerce of the United States
The Secretary of Commerce of the United States is the Cabinet-level official who leads the Department of Commerce and oversees federal policies related to economic growth, trade, and business development.
D. United States Deputy Attorney General
The United States Deputy Attorney General is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Justice, responsible for overseeing its day-to-day operations and acting as the Attorney General’s principal deputy.
E. Secretary of the Treasury
The Secretary of the Treasury is the U.S. government’s chief financial officer and principal economic advisor, overseeing federal finances, tax policy, and the management of public debt.
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: United States Secretary of the Interior
Target entity description: The United States Secretary of the Interior is the Cabinet official who oversees federal lands, natural resources, and relations with Native American tribes as head of the Department of the Interior.

A. United States Department of the Interior
The United States Department of the Interior is a federal executive department responsible for managing the nation’s public lands, natural resources, and many programs related to conservation and Native American affairs.
B. United States Secretary of State
The United States Secretary of State is the federal government’s chief foreign affairs official, responsible for directing U.S. diplomacy, negotiating with other nations, and advising the President on international relations.
C. Secretary of Commerce of the United States
The Secretary of Commerce of the United States is the Cabinet-level official who leads the Department of Commerce and oversees federal policies related to economic growth, trade, and business development.
D. United States Deputy Attorney General
The United States Deputy Attorney General is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Justice, responsible for overseeing its day-to-day operations and acting as the Attorney General’s principal deputy.
E. Secretary of the Treasury
The Secretary of the Treasury is the U.S. government’s chief financial officer and principal economic advisor, overseeing federal finances, tax policy, and the management of public debt.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Cabinet position ⓘ government office ⓘ
abbreviation	Sec. of the Interior ⓘ linked to: United States Secretary of the Interior
advises	President of the United States on natural resources and public lands policy ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
confirmedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
createdBy	Act of Congress ⓘ
departmentType	executive department leadership ⓘ
firstHolder	Thomas Ewing ⓘ
formationDate	March 3, 1849 ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	endangered species habitat on federal lands (in coordination with other agencies) ⓘ leasing of federal lands for energy development ⓘ management of national monuments (in coordination with the President) ⓘ
heads	United States Department of the Interior ⓘ
jurisdiction	executive branch of the United States federal government ⓘ
lineOfSuccessionPosition	eighth in the United States presidential line of succession (as of 2024) ⓘ
memberOf	President’s Cabinet ⓘ linked to: Cabinet of the United States
nativeName	Secretary of the Interior ⓘ linked to: United States Secretary of the Interior
officeLocation	Main Interior Building, Washington, D.C. ⓘ linked to: Main Interior Building
oversees	U.S. territories administration (in part) ⓘ federal lands in the United States ⓘ national parks policy at the Cabinet level ⓘ natural resources on federal lands ⓘ relations with Native American tribes ⓘ
participatesIn	National Security Council (when relevant to responsibilities) ⓘ linked to: National Security Council of the United States
partOf	Cabinet of the United States ⓘ
reportsTo	President of the United States ⓘ
residence	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
responsibleFor	conservation of natural resources on federal lands ⓘ implementation of federal Indian policy (in coordination with other agencies) ⓘ management of public lands ⓘ oversight of the Bureau of Indian Affairs ⓘ oversight of the Bureau of Land Management ⓘ oversight of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ⓘ oversight of the National Park Service ⓘ oversight of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ⓘ oversight of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ stewardship of cultural and historic resources on federal lands ⓘ
seat	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
servesAtThePleasureOf	President of the United States ⓘ
style	The Honorable ⓘ
termLength	no fixed term ⓘ
website	https://www.doi.gov ⓘ
worksWith	United States Congress on natural resources legislation ⓘ state and local governments on land and resource issues ⓘ

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