Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs

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United States Department of State position United States executive branch position

The Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs is a senior U.S. State Department official responsible for overseeing international economic policy, trade, and financial relations.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs canonical	4
Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs	2
United States Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs	2
Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs of the United States	1
Under Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs	1
United States Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2845180 — 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: Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
Context triple: [William J. Casey, positionHeld, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs]

A. Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
The Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs is a senior U.S. State Department official responsible for formulating and overseeing the nation’s international economic and commercial policies.
B. Commissioner for Economic Affairs
The Commissioner for Economic Affairs is a senior African Union official responsible for guiding and coordinating the continent’s economic policy, integration, and development strategies.
C. 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.
D. Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment
The Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment is a senior U.S. State Department official responsible for leading and coordinating U.S. foreign policy on international economic affairs, energy security, and environmental and scientific issues.
E. Under Secretary of Commerce of the United States
The Under Secretary of Commerce of the United States is a senior leadership role within the U.S. Department of Commerce responsible for overseeing major economic, trade, and business-related policies and programs.
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: Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
Target entity description: The Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs is a senior U.S. State Department official responsible for overseeing international economic policy, trade, and financial relations.

A. Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
The Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs is a senior U.S. State Department official responsible for formulating and overseeing the nation’s international economic and commercial policies.
B. Commissioner for Economic Affairs
The Commissioner for Economic Affairs is a senior African Union official responsible for guiding and coordinating the continent’s economic policy, integration, and development strategies.
C. 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.
D. Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment
The Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment is a senior U.S. State Department official responsible for leading and coordinating U.S. foreign policy on international economic affairs, energy security, and environmental and scientific issues.
E. Under Secretary of Commerce of the United States
The Under Secretary of Commerce of the United States is a senior leadership role within the U.S. Department of Commerce responsible for overseeing major economic, trade, and business-related policies and programs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Department of State position ⓘ United States executive branch position ⓘ
abolished	2006 ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
appointmentRequires	advice and consent of the United States Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
domainOfPosition	economics ⓘ foreign policy ⓘ international finance ⓘ international trade ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	Bureau of Economic Affairs of the United States Department of State ⓘ linked to: Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
hasPredecessor	Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs ⓘ
hierarchicalLevel	senior official ⓘ
historicalFunction	to coordinate U.S. foreign economic policy after World War II ⓘ
inception	1946 ⓘ
isInTheHierarchyOf	United States Department of State senior leadership ⓘ
isModeledOn	cabinet-level economic policy roles ⓘ
isStatus	defunct position ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	District of Columbia ⓘ
officeHolderRole	Under Secretary of State ⓘ
officeRank	Under Secretary ⓘ
officeScope	bilateral economic relations ⓘ global economic issues ⓘ multilateral economic relations ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of State ⓘ
positionType	political appointee ⓘ
replacedBy	Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment ⓘ
reportsTo	United States Secretary of State ⓘ
responsibleFor	coordination of U.S. international economic policy across the State Department ⓘ economic diplomacy ⓘ international economic policy ⓘ international financial relations ⓘ international trade policy ⓘ
seat	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
successorOffice	Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment ⓘ Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs ⓘ linked to: Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
workLocation	Harry S. Truman Building ⓘ
worksWith	Office of the United States Trade Representative ⓘ United States Department of Commerce ⓘ linked to: U.S. Department of Commerce United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ international economic organizations ⓘ

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