The Alliance for Progress was an initiative launched by U.S. President John F. Kennedy on March 13, 1961, that aimed to establish economic cooperation between the U.S. and Latin America. Governor Luis
U.S. President John F. Kennedy in December 1961 promoting the Alliance for Progress with Venezuelan President Rómulo Betancourt, who had invited Kennedy to this land redistribution ceremony in a Venezuelan village. Kennedy's wife, Jacqueline, addressed the audience in Spanish. Video of this ceremony can be seen here.
Kennedy on Punta del Esteⓘ. Kennedy press conference on 2 August 1961, talking about the upcoming conference in Punta del Este. The U.S. delegation was led by Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon.
The Organization of American States is an international organization founded on 30 April 1948 to promote cooperation among its member states within the Americas.
Alliance for Progress
…aid to Latin America dropped sharply in the late 1960s, especially when Richard Nixon entered the White House. In March 1969, the US ambassador to the OAS, William T. Denzer, explained to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs: When you look at net capital flows and their economic effect, and after all…
The International Union of American Republics' logo in 1909
The Pan American Union Building in 1910, shortly after its construction in Washington, D. C.
Pan American Union headquarters building in Washington, D.C. in 1943
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the OAS Permanent Council in January 2019.