Council of the Americas
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Council of the Americas is an American organization whose stated goal is promoting free trade and open markets throughout the Americas.
History
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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. (December 1, 1982). "The Price of Power: Kissinger, Nixon, and Chile". The Atlantic.
- ^ 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" (PDF). Development and Change. 10: 429.
External links
- Americas Society/Council of the Americas website
- Americas Quarterly