TCA
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TCA is the commonly used abbreviation for the Technical Cooperation Administration, a former U.S. government agency responsible for administering foreign aid and technical assistance programs.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Technical Cooperation Administration | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States federal agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | TCA self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | foreign countries receiving U.S. aid ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1953 ⓘ |
| excludedField | direct military assistance ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
agricultural development
ⓘ
education and training ⓘ industrial development ⓘ public administration ⓘ public health ⓘ |
| follows | post–World War II U.S. relief and reconstruction programs ⓘ |
| fundingSource | U.S. federal budget appropriations ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the United States government ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
expansion of long-term U.S. technical aid programs
ⓘ
institutionalization of U.S. development assistance ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
promote economic growth in partner countries
ⓘ
strengthen political stability in recipient nations ⓘ support U.S. foreign policy goals ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administering U.S. technical assistance programs
ⓘ
implementing Point Four Program ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Truman administration foreign policy ⓘ |
| inception | 1950 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Mutual Security Program
ⓘ
surface form:
United States foreign assistance legislation of 1950
|
| mainSubject |
economic development
ⓘ
foreign aid ⓘ technical assistance ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Foreign Operations Administration ⓘ |
| namedAfter | technical cooperation concept in international development ⓘ |
| notableProgram |
technical missions to Asia
ⓘ
technical missions to Latin America ⓘ technical missions to the Near East and Africa ⓘ |
| operatedIn | developing countries ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United States Department of State ⓘ |
| partOf |
Point Four Program
ⓘ
surface form:
Point Four technical assistance program
U.S. Cold War containment strategy ⓘ United States Agency for International Development ⓘ
surface form:
United States foreign aid program
|
| precededBy | earlier ad hoc U.S. technical assistance efforts ⓘ |
| programType | bilateral aid ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | reorganization of U.S. foreign aid structure in 1953 ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Foreign Operations Administration ⓘ |
| scope | civilian technical assistance ⓘ |
| standsFor | Technical Cooperation Administration ⓘ |
| supervisingAuthority |
United States Secretary of State
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Secretary of State
|
| timePeriod | early Cold War ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Technical Cooperation Administration