Samantha Power
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Samantha Power is an Irish-American diplomat, academic, and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, renowned for her work on human rights and genocide.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samantha Power canonical | 18 |
| Samantha Jane Power | 1 |
| Susan Rice | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T56161 — 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: Samantha Power Context triple: [Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction, notableWinner, Samantha Power]
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A.
Claudine Gay
Claudine Gay is an American political scientist and academic leader who served as the 30th president of Harvard University and the first Black person to hold the position.
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B.
Jane Lubchenco
Jane Lubchenco is a prominent American marine ecologist and environmental scientist known for her leadership in ocean conservation, climate policy, and science communication.
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C.
Kimberly Guilfoyle
Kimberly Guilfoyle is an American attorney, former prosecutor, and television news personality who became prominent as a co-host on Fox News and later as a high-profile conservative political figure.
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D.
Mary Burwell
Mary Burwell was an English gentlewoman best known as the mother of Sir Robert Walpole, Britain’s first de facto Prime Minister.
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E.
Barbara Volcker
Barbara Volcker was the wife of former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul A. Volcker and a partner in his public and professional life.
- 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: Samantha Power Target entity description: Samantha Power is an Irish-American diplomat, academic, and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, renowned for her work on human rights and genocide.
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A.
Claudine Gay
Claudine Gay is an American political scientist and academic leader who served as the 30th president of Harvard University and the first Black person to hold the position.
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B.
Jane Lubchenco
Jane Lubchenco is a prominent American marine ecologist and environmental scientist known for her leadership in ocean conservation, climate policy, and science communication.
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C.
Kimberly Guilfoyle
Kimberly Guilfoyle is an American attorney, former prosecutor, and television news personality who became prominent as a co-host on Fox News and later as a high-profile conservative political figure.
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D.
Mary Burwell
Mary Burwell was an English gentlewoman best known as the mother of Sir Robert Walpole, Britain’s first de facto Prime Minister.
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E.
Barbara Volcker
Barbara Volcker was the wife of former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul A. Volcker and a partner in his public and professional life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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author ⓘ diplomat ⓘ government official ⓘ human ⓘ journalist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
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National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction ⓘ
linked to:
National Book Critics Circle Award
Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction ⓘ
linked to:
Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction
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| birthName |
Samantha Jane Power
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linked to:
Samantha Power
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| child |
Declan Power Sunstein
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linked to:
Cass Sunstein
Rían Power Sunstein ⓘ
linked to:
Cass Sunstein
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Ireland
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1970-09-21 ⓘ |
| degree |
Bachelor of Arts from Yale University
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Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard Law School
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Yale University ⓘ |
| employer |
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
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linked to:
Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard Kennedy School ⓘ Harvard University ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Irish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
foreign policy
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genocide studies ⓘ human rights ⓘ international relations ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
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linked to:
Democratic Party
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| name | Samantha Power ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | Joe Biden ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy on human rights
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work on genocide prevention ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide
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Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World ⓘ The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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author ⓘ diplomat ⓘ journalist ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 2017-01-20 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 2013-08-05 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime (USAID Administrator) | 2021-05-03 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England, United Kingdom
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linked to:
London, England
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| positionHeld |
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
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Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights at the National Security Council ⓘ Special Assistant to the President ⓘ United States Ambassador to the United Nations ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
| spouse | Cass Sunstein ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Samantha Power Description of subject: Samantha Power is an Irish-American diplomat, academic, and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, renowned for her work on human rights and genocide.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Samantha Power
linked to: Samantha Power
Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World
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author
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Samantha Power
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subject linked to:
HBO documentary film "Sergio"
subject linked to:
HBO documentary film "Sergio"
subject linked to:
Nikki