Pan-American Conference

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The Conferences of American States, commonly referred to as the Pan-American Conferences, were meetings of the Pan-American Union, an international organization for cooperation on trade and other issues. They were first introduced by James G. Blaine of Maine in order to establish closer ties between the United States and its southern neighbors, specifically Latin America. Blaine hoped that ties between the USA and its southern counterparts would open Latin American markets to U.S. trade. International summits have been held in the following cities:

Dates / Year [1] City Results
2 Oct 1889 - Apr 1890 Washington
(First International Conference of American States)
Oct 22, 1901-Jan 31, 1902 Mexico City (2nd)
Jul 21-Aug 26, 1906 Rio de Janeiro (3rd)
Jul 12-Aug 30, 1910 Buenos Aires (4th)
Mar 25- May 3, 1923 Santiago (5th) Treaty to avoid or prevent Conflicts between the American States (May 3, 1923)
Jan 16-Feb 20, 1928 Havana (6th)
  • Convention on Private International Law (February 20, 1928)
  • Convention regarding the Status of Aliens in the respective Territories of the Contracting Parties (February 20, 1928)
  • Convention concerning the Duties and Rights of States in the event of Civil Strife (February 20, 1928)
  • Convention on Maritime Neutrality (February 20, 1928)
  • Convention regarding Diplomatic Officers (February 20, 1928)
Dec 3-26, 1933 Montevideo (7th)
Dec 9-27, 1938 Lima (8th)
Mar 30-May 2, 1948 Bogota (9th)
Mar 1-28, 1954 Caracas (10th)
Feb 1960 Quito (11th)
1967 Buenos Aires
1985 Cartagena de Indias
Dec 1994 Miami
1996 Santa Cruz de la Sierra
1998 Santiago
2001 Québec City

The Conferences trace their origins back to earlier Pan-American summits held as follows:

Dates / Year City
22 Jun 1826 Panama City
Congress of Panama
Dec 1847- 1 Mar 1848 Lima
Sep 1856 Santiago
Nov 1864 Lima

The 9th Pan-American Conference was led by General George C. Marshall, in which the Organization of American States was created.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/043.html (United States National Archives [only for the first ten conferences])


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