Embassy of the United States in Havana

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diplomatic mission embassy

The Embassy of the United States in Havana is the primary diplomatic mission representing U.S. political, economic, and consular interests in Cuba and a central symbol of the two countries’ often tense bilateral relationship.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Embassy of the United States in Havana canonical	2
U.S. Consulate General in Havana	1
U.S. diplomatic mission in Cuba	1
United States Embassy in Havana	1
United States Embassy residence compound (former) in Cubanacán	1
United States Interests Section in Havana	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T735418 — 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 the United States in Havana
Context triple: [United States–Cuba relations, involvesEmbassy, Embassy of the United States in Havana]

A. Embassy of the United States in London
The Embassy of the United States in London is the primary diplomatic mission of the U.S. in the United Kingdom, handling political, economic, consular, and cultural relations between the two countries.
B. Embassy
"Embassy" is a 1972 political thriller film directed by Ralph Nelson, centered on espionage and intrigue surrounding an embassy under siege.
C. Embassy of the United States, The Hague
The Embassy of the United States in The Hague is the primary diplomatic mission of the U.S. to the Netherlands, handling political, economic, consular, and cultural relations between the two countries.
D. U.S. embassies
U.S. embassies are official diplomatic missions of the United States located in foreign countries, serving as the primary channels for political, economic, and consular relations with host nations.
E. United States Mission to the United Nations
The United States Mission to the United Nations is the diplomatic delegation that represents the U.S. government at the United Nations, advancing U.S. foreign policy and negotiating on a wide range of international issues.
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 the United States in Havana
Target entity description: The Embassy of the United States in Havana is the primary diplomatic mission representing U.S. political, economic, and consular interests in Cuba and a central symbol of the two countries’ often tense bilateral relationship.

A. Embassy of the United States in London
The Embassy of the United States in London is the primary diplomatic mission of the U.S. in the United Kingdom, handling political, economic, consular, and cultural relations between the two countries.
B. Embassy
"Embassy" is a 1972 political thriller film directed by Ralph Nelson, centered on espionage and intrigue surrounding an embassy under siege.
C. Embassy of the United States, The Hague
The Embassy of the United States in The Hague is the primary diplomatic mission of the U.S. to the Netherlands, handling political, economic, consular, and cultural relations between the two countries.
D. U.S. embassies
U.S. embassies are official diplomatic missions of the United States located in foreign countries, serving as the primary channels for political, economic, and consular relations with host nations.
E. United States Mission to the United Nations
The United States Mission to the United Nations is the diplomatic delegation that represents the U.S. government at the United Nations, advancing U.S. foreign policy and negotiating on a wide range of international issues.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	diplomatic mission ⓘ embassy ⓘ
architect	Harrison & Abramovitz ⓘ Max Abramovitz ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Modernist architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Havana syndrome ⓘ
buildingMaterial	reinforced concrete ⓘ
closedAsEmbassy	1961 ⓘ
coordinates	23.144°N 82.385°W ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
currentUse	embassy ⓘ
hasDiplomaticFunction	consular services ⓘ cultural relations ⓘ economic relations ⓘ political relations ⓘ public diplomacy ⓘ
hasFlag	Flag of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States flag
hasLanguage	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
historicalEvent	conversion to U.S. Interests Section in 1977 ⓘ restoration of full diplomatic relations in 2015 ⓘ severance of U.S.–Cuba diplomatic relations in 1961 ⓘ
hostedByAsInterestsSection	Embassy of Switzerland in Havana ⓘ
inception	1953 ⓘ
locatedIn	Cuba ⓘ Havana ⓘ linked to: Havana, Cuba
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Plaza de la Revolución ⓘ
locatedOn	Malecón, Havana ⓘ
nearbyLandmark	Hotel Nacional de Cuba ⓘ José Martí Anti-Imperialist Plaza ⓘ linked to: José Martí Memorial tower
numberOfFloors	7 ⓘ
openedAsEmbassy	1953 ⓘ
operator	United States Department of State ⓘ
overlooks	Straits of Florida ⓘ
ownedBy	United States government ⓘ
partOf	United States Foreign Service ⓘ
providesServiceTo	Cuban visa applicants ⓘ U.S. citizens in Cuba ⓘ
reopenedAsEmbassy	2015 ⓘ
reopenedAsEmbassyDate	2015-07-20 ⓘ
reopeningFlagRaisingCeremonyDate	2015-08-14 ⓘ
represents	United States interests in Cuba ⓘ
securityMeasures	enhanced perimeter security ⓘ restricted access zone ⓘ
subjectOf	Havana syndrome health incidents ⓘ
symbolizes	Cold War tensions in the Caribbean ⓘ U.S.–Cuba relations ⓘ
timezone	Cuba Standard Time ⓘ
was	United States Interests Section in Havana ⓘ linked to: Embassy of the United States in Havana
website	https://cu.usembassy.gov ⓘ

How these facts were elicited