Pan-American Conference
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The Conferences of American States, commonly referred to as the Pan-American Conferences, were meetings of the Pan-American Union, an international organization for cooperation on trade and other issues. They were first introduced by James G. Blaine of Maine in order to establish closer ties between the United States and its southern neighbors, specifically Latin America. Blaine hoped that ties between the USA and its southern counterparts would open Latin American markets to U.S. trade. International summits have been held in the following cities:
| Dates / Year | City |
|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1889 - Apr 1890 | Washington (First International Conference of American States) |
| 1902 | Mexico City (2nd) |
| 1906 | Rio de Janeiro (3rd) |
| 1910 | Buenos Aires (4th) |
| 25-?? Mar 1923 | Santiago (5th) |
| Jan- Feb 1928 | Havana (6th) |
| Dec 1933 | Montevideo (7th) |
| 24 Dec 1938 | Lima (8th) |
| Apr 1948 | Bogota (9th) |
| 1-30 Mar 1954 | Caracas (10th) |
| Feb 1960 | Quito (11th) |
| 1967 | Buenos Aires |
| 1985 | Cartagena de Indias |
| Dec 1994 | Miami |
| 1996 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| 1998 | Santiago |
| 2001 | Québec City |
The Conferences trace their origins back to earlier Pan-American summits held as follows:
| Dates / Year | City |
|---|---|
| 22 Jun 1826 | Panama City Congress of Panama |
| Dec 1847- 1 Mar 1848 | Lima |
| Sep 1856 | Santiago |
| Nov 1864 | Lima |
The 9th Pan-American Conference was led by General George C. Marshall, in which the Organization of American States was created.
The Pan-American Students Conference was a student conference held in Bogotá, Colombia, in April 1948. The conference was organized by Argentine president Juan Domingo Perón to protest U.S. domination of the western hemisphere. The conference was attended by Fidel Castro.
