United States Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations

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bureau of the United States Department of State

The United States Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations is the State Department office responsible for planning, constructing, acquiring, maintaining, and managing U.S. diplomatic facilities and properties around the world.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations	2
United States Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10740777 — 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: United States Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
Context triple: [United States Ambassador’s Residence (Dublin), governingBody, United States Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations]

A. U.S. General Services Administration
The U.S. General Services Administration is a federal agency that manages government buildings, procurement, and technology services to support the operations of other U.S. government agencies.
B. Office of Federal Operations
The Office of Federal Operations is the division of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission responsible for overseeing and adjudicating federal sector equal employment opportunity complaints and appeals.
C. Office of Domestic Operations
The Office of Domestic Operations is a division of the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service responsible for managing and coordinating its security, investigative, and protective activities within the United States.
D. Public Buildings Service (GSA)
The Public Buildings Service (GSA) is the branch of the U.S. General Services Administration responsible for designing, constructing, managing, and maintaining federal government buildings and real estate.
E. U.S. Department of State headquarters
The U.S. Department of State headquarters is the main office complex of the United States' foreign affairs agency, located in Washington, D.C.
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: United States Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
Target entity description: The United States Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations is the State Department office responsible for planning, constructing, acquiring, maintaining, and managing U.S. diplomatic facilities and properties around the world.

A. U.S. General Services Administration
The U.S. General Services Administration is a federal agency that manages government buildings, procurement, and technology services to support the operations of other U.S. government agencies.
B. Office of Federal Operations
The Office of Federal Operations is the division of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission responsible for overseeing and adjudicating federal sector equal employment opportunity complaints and appeals.
C. Office of Domestic Operations
The Office of Domestic Operations is a division of the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service responsible for managing and coordinating its security, investigative, and protective activities within the United States.
D. Public Buildings Service (GSA)
The Public Buildings Service (GSA) is the branch of the U.S. General Services Administration responsible for designing, constructing, managing, and maintaining federal government buildings and real estate.
E. U.S. Department of State headquarters
The U.S. Department of State headquarters is the main office complex of the United States' foreign affairs agency, located in Washington, D.C.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bureau of the United States Department of State ⓘ
abbreviation	OBO ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations ⓘ linked to: United States Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
collaboratesWith	Bureau of Diplomatic Security ⓘ regional bureaus of the United States Department of State ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
employerOf	architects ⓘ construction managers ⓘ engineers ⓘ facilities managers ⓘ real property specialists ⓘ
field	architecture ⓘ construction management ⓘ engineering ⓘ facilities management ⓘ real property management ⓘ
focusesOn	consulate construction ⓘ embassy construction ⓘ energy efficiency and green building practices at overseas posts ⓘ facility rehabilitation and renovation ⓘ long-term planning of overseas diplomatic real estate portfolio ⓘ
goal	ensure life-safety and security standards at overseas posts ⓘ modernize and standardize U.S. diplomatic facilities abroad ⓘ support U.S. foreign policy objectives through diplomatic facilities ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
mandate	provide safe, secure, functional, and resilient facilities for U.S. diplomatic missions ⓘ
operatesIn	worldwide ⓘ
oversees	U.S. consulate compounds ⓘ U.S. embassy compounds ⓘ other U.S. government facilities at overseas diplomatic posts ⓘ
parentOrganization	United States Department of State ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of State ⓘ
reportsTo	Under Secretary of State for Management ⓘ
responsibleFor	acquisition of U.S. diplomatic properties abroad ⓘ construction of U.S. diplomatic facilities abroad ⓘ maintenance of U.S. diplomatic facilities abroad ⓘ management of U.S. diplomatic real property abroad ⓘ planning of U.S. diplomatic facilities abroad ⓘ security-related design of U.S. embassies and consulates ⓘ sustainability initiatives for U.S. diplomatic facilities abroad ⓘ
sector	diplomatic infrastructure ⓘ foreign affairs ⓘ
uses	U.S. government appropriations ⓘ
website	https://overseasbuildings.state.gov ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

United States Ambassador’s Residence (Dublin) → governingBody → United States Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations ⓘ

subject linked to: United States Ambassador’s Residence

United States Mission to the United Nations renovation, New York → governingBody → United States Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations ⓘ

Under Secretary of State for Management → oversees → Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations ⓘ

linked to: United States Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations

United States Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations → alsoKnownAs → Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations ⓘ