Embassy of Mexico in Washington, D.C. (former)

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embassy building historic building

The former Embassy of Mexico in Washington, D.C. is a historic diplomatic building known for its distinguished early 20th-century architecture and role in U.S.–Mexico relations.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Embassy of Mexico in Washington, D.C. (former) canonical	1
Embassy of Mexico to the United States	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9647558 — 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: Embassy of Mexico in Washington, D.C. (former) 
Context triple: [Nathan C. Wyeth, notableWork, Embassy of Mexico in Washington, D.C. (former) ]

A. Embassy of the United States in Mexico City
The Embassy of the United States in Mexico City is the primary diplomatic mission of the U.S. in Mexico, handling political, economic, consular, and cultural relations between the two countries from Mexico’s capital.
B. Embassy of Mexico in France
The Embassy of Mexico in France is Mexico's primary diplomatic mission in Paris, responsible for managing bilateral relations, consular services, and cultural promotion between Mexico and France.
C. former Embassy of Spain in Washington, D.C.
The former Embassy of Spain in Washington, D.C. is a historic diplomatic building along Embassy Row known for its grand architecture and role in Spanish-American diplomatic history.
D. Embassy of Colombia in Mexico
The Embassy of Colombia in Mexico is Colombia's primary diplomatic mission in Mexico, responsible for managing bilateral relations, consular services, and cultural and economic cooperation between the two countries.
E. Soviet embassy in Mexico City
The Soviet embassy in Mexico City is the Cold War-era diplomatic mission that served as the key contact point for Soviet intelligence operations depicted in the espionage story "The Falcon and the Snowman."
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: Embassy of Mexico in Washington, D.C. (former) 
Target entity description: The former Embassy of Mexico in Washington, D.C. is a historic diplomatic building known for its distinguished early 20th-century architecture and role in U.S.–Mexico relations.

A. Embassy of the United States in Mexico City
The Embassy of the United States in Mexico City is the primary diplomatic mission of the U.S. in Mexico, handling political, economic, consular, and cultural relations between the two countries from Mexico’s capital.
B. Embassy of Mexico in France
The Embassy of Mexico in France is Mexico's primary diplomatic mission in Paris, responsible for managing bilateral relations, consular services, and cultural promotion between Mexico and France.
C. former Embassy of Spain in Washington, D.C.
The former Embassy of Spain in Washington, D.C. is a historic diplomatic building along Embassy Row known for its grand architecture and role in Spanish-American diplomatic history.
D. Embassy of Colombia in Mexico
The Embassy of Colombia in Mexico is Colombia's primary diplomatic mission in Mexico, responsible for managing bilateral relations, consular services, and cultural and economic cooperation between the two countries.
E. Soviet embassy in Mexico City
The Soviet embassy in Mexico City is the Cold War-era diplomatic mission that served as the key contact point for Soviet intelligence operations depicted in the espionage story "The Falcon and the Snowman."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (25)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	embassy building ⓘ historic building ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts ⓘ early 20th-century architecture ⓘ
category	Diplomatic buildings in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Mexico–United States relations ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
formerFunction	Embassy of Mexico to the United States ⓘ linked to: Embassy of Mexico in Washington, D.C. (former)
functionStartTime	early 20th century ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
heritageStatus	historic place ⓘ
locatedIn	Northwest Washington, D.C. ⓘ Sixteenth Street Historic District ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America United States capital city ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
locatedOn	16th Street NW ⓘ
ownedBy	Government of Mexico ⓘ
replacedBy	current Embassy of Mexico in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
significance	example of early 20th-century diplomatic architecture in Washington, D.C. ⓘ important site in U.S.–Mexico relations ⓘ
usedAs	diplomatic mission ⓘ embassy ⓘ
usedFor	U.S.–Mexico diplomatic relations ⓘ