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Pan-American Union


Subject History

Place Northern America » United States of America

DOI: 10.1111/b.9781577180999.1997.x


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This organization evolved during ten meetings held to build economic, political, and cultural links within the western hemisphere. James B laine convened the first meeting at Washington from 2 October 1889 to 19 April 1890, when the US and 17 Latin-American nations founded the International Bureau of American Republics to facilitate communication between members. The US later worked through this agency to arrange reciprocal tariff agreements with various nations. In 1910 the bureau's name was changed to the Pan-American Union. The R io P act and charter of the O rganization of A merican S tates transformed the union into a mutual security alliance. The last Pan-American conference was held in 1954. ... log in or subscribe to read full text

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A Dictionary of American History



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