Organization:Council of the Americas
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| Formation | 1963 |
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| Headquarters | 680 Park Avenue New York, NY 10021 United States |
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| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] 40°46′08″N 73°57′58″W / 40.768830°N 73.965975°W |
CEO | Susan L. Segal |
| Website | www |
Council of the Americas is an American organization whose stated goal is promoting free trade and open markets throughout the Americas.
History
thumb|left|Susan Louise Segal - CEO The group was founded in 1963 as the Business Group for Latin America by David Rockefeller, at the request of President John F. Kennedy as a means for business to fight the influence of Fidel Castro in Latin America.[1] The Kennedy administration conceded investment guarantees,[to whom?] which by 1967 would cost the government $600 million in the case of Chile alone.[2] Almost 30 corporations participated by 1965, when the Business Group was reorganized as the Council for Latin America.[3]
Further reading
- Memoirs, David Rockefeller, New York: Random House, 2002.
See also
References
- ↑ Hersh, Seymour M. (1 December 1982). "The Price of Power: Kissinger, Nixon, and Chile". The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1982/12/the-price-of-power/376309/.
- ↑ Prados, John (2006). Safe for Democracy: The Secret Wars of the CIA. Ivan R. Dee. p. 398. ISBN 9781615780112.
- ↑ Griffith-Jones, Stephany (1979). "The Alliance for Progress: An Attempt at Interpretation". Development and Change 10: 429. http://stephanygj.net/papers/AllianceForProgress1979.pdf#page=7.
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