Foreign Operations Administration
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The Foreign Operations Administration was a U.S. government agency in the early 1950s responsible for coordinating and administering American foreign aid and economic assistance programs during the Cold War.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal agency
→
defunct government agency → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States federal government
→
foreign countries receiving U.S. aid → |
| country |
United States
→
|
| dissolutionReason |
reorganization of U.S. foreign aid administration
→
transfer of responsibilities to the Department of State and other agencies → |
| dissolved |
1955
→
|
| fieldOfWork |
Cold War foreign policy
→
economic development → foreign aid → technical assistance → |
| follows |
Marshall Plan administration structures
→
|
| hasCharacteristic |
civilian agency
→
focused on non-military aid programs → interagency coordinating role → |
| hasEffect |
centralization of U.S. foreign aid administration
→
coordination of economic and technical assistance programs → support for anti-communist governments and movements through aid → |
| hasPurpose |
administration of economic assistance to foreign countries
→
coordination of United States foreign aid programs → integration of military and economic assistance programs → promotion of economic development in allied and friendly nations → strengthening of non-communist countries → support of United States foreign policy objectives during the Cold War → |
| historicalPeriod |
Cold War
→
Eisenhower administration → |
| inception |
1953
→
|
| legalForm |
federal executive agency
→
|
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Washington, D.C.
→
|
| namedAfter |
foreign operations (foreign aid and assistance programs)
→
|
| operatingPeriod |
early 1950s
→
|
| parentOrganization |
Executive Office of the President of the United States
→
|
| partOf |
Executive Office of the President of the United States
→
United States foreign assistance system → |
| programType |
development assistance
→
economic assistance → technical assistance → |
| replacedBy |
International Cooperation Administration
→
United States Department of State → |
| replaces |
Mutual Security Agency
→
|
| scope |
worldwide
→
|
| significantEvent |
creation under the Eisenhower administration
→
transfer of many functions to the Department of State in 1955 → |
| usedFor |
coordination of bilateral and multilateral assistance programs
→
distribution of U.S. foreign aid funds → implementation of U.S. mutual security programs → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Institute of Inter-American Affairs
→
Technical Cooperation Administration → Technical Cooperation Administration → |
replacedBy |
|
Technical Cooperation Administration
→
|
mergedInto |