Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs

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The Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs was a U.S. government agency during World War II that managed cultural diplomacy, propaganda, and economic cooperation with Latin American countries to strengthen hemispheric solidarity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States government agency
World War II propaganda agency
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
continent North America
coordinateWith Hollywood studios
surface form: Hollywood film studios

U.S. Department of Commerce
surface form: United States Department of Commerce

United States Department of State
United States Department of War
United States Department of the Treasury
Office of War Information
surface form: United States Office of War Information

governments of Latin American countries
media organizations in the United States
private businesses in the United States
radio networks in the United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolved 1945
fieldOfWork cultural diplomacy
economic cooperation
film production
international broadcasting
propaganda
psychological warfare
public diplomacy
public health campaigns
radio programming
tourism promotion
trade promotion
follows Good Neighbor policy
hasEffect encouraging cultural understanding between the United States and Latin American countries
limiting Axis propaganda in the Western Hemisphere
promoting a favorable image of the United States in Latin America
strengthening U.S. influence in Latin America during World War II
supporting wartime economic mobilization in the Americas
hasHeadquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
hasPurpose to conduct cultural diplomacy with Latin American countries
to conduct propaganda in Latin America in favor of the United States and the Allies
to coordinate information and public relations activities in the Western Hemisphere
to counter Axis influence in Latin America
to encourage good neighbor relations between the United States and Latin American republics
to promote economic cooperation between the United States and Latin American countries
to promote hemispheric solidarity in the Western Hemisphere during World War II
inception 1940
notableWork coordination of anti-Nazi information campaigns in Latin America
distribution of newsreels and documentaries in Latin America
educational and cultural exchange programs
health and sanitation campaigns in Latin American countries
publication of magazines and pamphlets in Spanish and Portuguese
sponsorship of radio programs aimed at Latin American audiences
support for Hollywood films depicting Latin America positively
operatingArea Caribbean
Central America
Latin America
South America
parentOrganization Executive Office of the President of the United States
partOf Executive Office of the President of the United States
replacedBy Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs self-linksurface differs
surface form: Office of Inter-American Affairs

Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
surface form: Office of the Assistant Secretary of State for American Republic Affairs

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Good Neighbor policy implementedBy Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs
Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs replacedBy Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Office of Inter-American Affairs