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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Headquarters at the Percy R. Pyne House.
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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,Template: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

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