Pan American Union

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The Pan American Union was an international organization that promoted cooperation and diplomacy among the countries of the Americas and served as the institutional precursor to the Organization of American States.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf intergovernmental organization
international organization
precursor organization
alsoKnownAs International Union of American Republics
Union of American Republics
appliesToJurisdiction American states
architecturalStyleOfHeadquarters Beaux-Arts
archivesAt Organization of American States Archives
continent Americas
country United States
describedBySource Charter of the Organization of American States
Inter-American treaties and conventions
dissolved 1948
1949
fieldOfWork diplomacy
inter-American cooperation
international relations
follows International Bureau of the American Republics
foundedAtEvent Fourth International Conference of American States
foundedBy American republics
hasChairperson Director General of the Pan American Union
hasMotto Peace, Friendship, Commerce (attributed within Pan-American context)
hasPart Pan American Union Building
headquartersBuilding Pan American Union Building
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
inception 1910
languageUsed English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
legalSuccessor Organization of American States
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
mainOrgan Governing Board of the Pan American Union
memberOf Pan-Americanism movement
notableBuilding Pan American Union Building
numberOfMembers 21
operatedInArea Caribbean
Central America
North America
South America
partOf Inter-American System
precededBy International Bureau of the American Republics
purpose cultural cooperation in the Americas
economic cooperation in the Americas
peaceful settlement of disputes in the Americas
promotion of cooperation among American states
promotion of diplomacy among American states
replacedBy Organization of American States

Referenced by (11)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Pan American Union ("International Union of American Republics")
Union of American Republics
alsoKnownAs
Pan American Union Building
client
Pan American Union ("International Bureau of the American Republics")
follows
Pan American Union Building
formerOccupant
Organization of American States
hasPredecessor
Pan-Americanism
influencedCreationOf
Pan American Union ("Governing Board of the Pan American Union")
mainOrgan
Ninth International Conference of American States
organizedBy
Fourth International Conference of American States ("Pan-American Union")
organizer
Pan American Union ("International Bureau of the American Republics")
precededBy

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