Technical Cooperation Administration
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The Technical Cooperation Administration was a U.S. government agency in the early Cold War era responsible for administering foreign economic and technical assistance programs to promote development and counter communist influence abroad.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States federal agency ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
developing public health systems in recipient countries
ⓘ
improving agricultural productivity in recipient countries ⓘ strengthening non-communist governments ⓘ training local technical personnel ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | foreign countries receiving U.S. aid ⓘ |
| coordinatedWith |
Department of Defense
ⓘ
Economic Cooperation Administration ⓘ Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations technical assistance programs
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedAs |
civilian foreign aid agency
ⓘ
instrument of U.S. containment policy ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1953 ⓘ |
| employerOf |
U.S. technical experts
ⓘ
development specialists ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economic policy
ⓘ
foreign aid administration ⓘ international development ⓘ technical cooperation ⓘ |
| fundingSource | appropriations by the United States Congress ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
administer foreign economic assistance
ⓘ
administer foreign technical assistance ⓘ counter communist influence abroad ⓘ promote economic development abroad ⓘ support U.S. foreign policy objectives ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Cold War ⓘ |
| inception | 1950 ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Point Four Program
ⓘ
surface form:
Act for International Development of 1950
|
| notableProgram |
Point Four Program
ⓘ
surface form:
Point Four technical assistance program
|
| operatedIn |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Latin America ⓘ Middle East ⓘ |
| operatedInTheContextOf | Cold War ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United States Department of State ⓘ |
| partOf | United States foreign aid system ⓘ |
| precededBy | ad hoc U.S. technical assistance missions ⓘ |
| programType |
economic development assistance program
ⓘ
technical assistance program ⓘ |
| replaced |
Institute of Inter-American Affairs
ⓘ
Technical Cooperation programs of the Economic Cooperation Administration ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Foreign Operations Administration
ⓘ
United States Agency for International Development ⓘ |
| shortName | TCA ⓘ |
| succeededBy | more centralized U.S. foreign aid structure ⓘ |
| supervisedBy |
United States Secretary of State
ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of State
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.