Council for Inter-American Cooperation

The Council for Inter-American Cooperation [CIAC] was established in 1944 to promote mutual understanding and cultural exchange between Latin-American and the U.S.A., particularly through the establishment of local and city organizations sharing the CIAC's goals. Nelson A. Rockefeller was instrumental in establishing the CIAC, and served as chairman, trustee, and board member between 1944 and 1953. Rockefeller also provided the CIAC with a headquarters at 9 E. 67th St., New York City. The CIAC merged with the newly-established Western Hemisphere Division of the NFTC in 1948, following a 1947 affiliation agreement. Following the merger, the Western Hemisphere Division was responsible for the NFTC's promotion of Latin-American trade, mostly through support of affiliated Inter-American Centers and liaison with U.S. government agencies, Latin-American government and industry contacts, and other national trade groups. The division continued to publish the CIAC spanish-language periodical Noticias. Some aspects of the division's cultural and educational outreach were carried out under the CIAC name. CIAC was formally consolidated into the NFTC between 1965 and 1966, and was dissolved in 1968.