High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

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European Union institutional office foreign affairs ministerial role supranational diplomatic office

The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy is the European Union’s chief diplomat and foreign policy chief, responsible for coordinating and representing the EU’s external actions and security policy.

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Label	Occurrences
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy canonical	76
High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy	6
European Commissioner for External Relations	3
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy	2
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice‑President of the European Commission	2
EU High Representative	1
European External Action Service (as High Representative)	1
European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy	1
High Representative	1
High Representative / Vice‑President	1
High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy	1
High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU	1
High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union	1
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy	1
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy	1
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice‑President of the European Commission	1
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T604507 — 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: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Context triple: [European Council, hasNonVotingParticipant, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy]

A. Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs
The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs is France’s chief government official responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy, diplomatic relations, and European affairs.
B. United States Ambassador to the European Union
The United States Ambassador to the European Union is the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government to the EU institutions, responsible for managing political, economic, and security relations between the United States and the European Union.
C. European Commissioner
A European Commissioner is a senior official in the European Union’s executive branch responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, and managing specific policy portfolios across the EU.
D. Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
The Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany is the cabinet-level official responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy and representing Germany in international diplomacy.
E. President of the European Commission
The President of the European Commission is the head of the EU’s executive branch, responsible for setting its policy agenda, representing the Union internationally, and overseeing the implementation of EU laws 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: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Target entity description: The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy is the European Union’s chief diplomat and foreign policy chief, responsible for coordinating and representing the EU’s external actions and security policy.

A. Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs
The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs is France’s chief government official responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy, diplomatic relations, and European affairs.
B. United States Ambassador to the European Union
The United States Ambassador to the European Union is the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government to the EU institutions, responsible for managing political, economic, and security relations between the United States and the European Union.
C. European Commissioner
A European Commissioner is a senior official in the European Union’s executive branch responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, and managing specific policy portfolios across the EU.
D. Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
The Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany is the cabinet-level official responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy and representing Germany in international diplomacy.
E. President of the European Commission
The President of the European Commission is the head of the EU’s executive branch, responsible for setting its policy agenda, representing the Union internationally, and overseeing the implementation of EU laws and programs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European Union institutional office ⓘ foreign affairs ministerial role ⓘ supranational diplomatic office ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ linked to: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy ⓘ linked to: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
appointedBy	European Council ⓘ
appointmentRequiresConsentOf	President of the European Commission ⓘ
chairs	Foreign Affairs Council ⓘ
combinedWithOffice	Vice-President of the European Commission ⓘ
country	European Union ⓘ
createdBy	Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ
firstHolder	Javier Solana ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	European External Action Service ⓘ
heads	European External Action Service ⓘ
inception	1999 ⓘ
jurisdiction	European Union ⓘ
legalBasis	Article 18 of the Treaty on European Union ⓘ Article 18(4) of the Treaty on European Union ⓘ Article 27 of the Treaty on European Union ⓘ Article 30 of the Treaty on European Union ⓘ Article 31 of the Treaty on European Union ⓘ Article 36 of the Treaty on European Union ⓘ Article 37 of the Treaty on European Union ⓘ Article 38 of the Treaty on European Union ⓘ Treaty on European Union ⓘ Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ
memberOf	Council of the European Union ⓘ European Commission ⓘ
nativeLabel	High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ
officeCreatedFor	Common Foreign and Security Policy ⓘ
officeHolderNumber	1 Javier Solana ⓘ 2 Catherine Ashton ⓘ 3 Federica Mogherini ⓘ 4 Josep Borrell ⓘ
participatesIn	European Council meetings ⓘ linked to: European Council European Parliament debates on foreign and security policy ⓘ
partOf	European Union ⓘ
positionHeldBy	Catherine Ashton ⓘ Federica Mogherini ⓘ Javier Solana ⓘ Josep Borrell ⓘ
reformedBy	Treaty of Lisbon ⓘ
replaced	High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy ⓘ linked to: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
replacedBy	High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission ⓘ linked to: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
reportsTo	Council of the European Union ⓘ European Council ⓘ European Parliament ⓘ
represents	European Union in foreign and security policy ⓘ
responsibleFor	Common Foreign and Security Policy ⓘ Common Security and Defence Policy ⓘ European Union foreign policy ⓘ coordination of the EU’s external action ⓘ
seat	Belgium ⓘ Brussels ⓘ linked to: Brussels, Belgium
shortName	HR/VP ⓘ High Representative ⓘ linked to: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
style	Her Excellency ⓘ
termCoincidesWith	European Commission term ⓘ
termLength	5 years ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

European Council → hasNonVotingParticipant → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

European Council → appoints → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

Common Security and Defence Policy → coordinatedBy → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

European External Action Service → reportsTo → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

European External Action Service → supportsOffice → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

Crisis Management and Planning Directorate → underAuthorityOf → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

Political and Security Committee → cooperatesWith → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

EUAM Ukraine → reportsTo → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

EU Member States armed forces → usedBy → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

Treaty of Lisbon → introduced → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

Foreign Affairs Council → chairedBy → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy → shortName → High Representative ⓘ

linked to: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy → alsoKnownAs → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy ⓘ

linked to: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy → alsoKnownAs → EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

linked to: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy → replaced → High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy ⓘ

linked to: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy → replacedBy → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission ⓘ

linked to: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy → nativeLabel → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

President of the European Council → meetsWith → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

subject linked to: President of the European Council as chair

EUCO → usuallyAttendedBy → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

Treaty of Amsterdam → createdOffice → High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy ⓘ

linked to: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

European Union at CELAC–EU summits → hasRepresentative → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

Javier Solana → positionHeld → High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union ⓘ

linked to: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

Common Foreign and Security Policy → supportsRole → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan → reportedTo → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

European Union Military Staff → subordinateTo → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

European Union Military Staff → advises → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

Council Decision 2010/427/EU → assignsRoleTo → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

EU Special Representatives → reportsTo → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability → reportsTo → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

Crisis Management and Planning Directorate → reportsTo → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

subject linked to: CMPD

Political and Security Committee → supports → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

subject linked to: PSC

COPS → worksWith → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

EU Delegation to Libya → reportsTo → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

EU Delegations → reportsTo → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

EU Rapid Deployment Capacity → announcedBy → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

Council Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP → institutionalActor → High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy ⓘ

linked to: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

Secretary-General of the European External Action Service → appointedBy → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

Secretary-General of the European External Action Service → reportsTo → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

European Union Military Committee → advises → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

European Union military structures → guidedBy → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

EU missions → politicallyDirectedBy → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

Catherine Ashton → position held → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

Catherine Ashton → part of → European External Action Service (as High Representative) ⓘ

linked to: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

European Defence Agency → hasChairperson → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

Amsterdam Treaty → createdOffice → High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy ⓘ

linked to: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

College of Commissioners → composedOf → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

Foreign Affairs Council → chairedBy → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

subject linked to: FAC

President of the European Council → cooperatesWith → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

European Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen → includesPosition → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ

HR/VP → fullForm → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice‑President of the European Commission ⓘ

linked to: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

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