Pan-American Conference

Pan-American Conference

The Conferences of American States, commonly referred to as the Pan-American Conferences, are a series of international summits held in the following cites:

The Conferences trace their origins back to earlier Pan-American summits held as follows:

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.

References

* [http://encarta.msn.com/text_761564308___15/Fidel_Castro.html Fidel Castro: Early Political Career]
* [http://www.bartleby.com/67/2240.html Other Pan-American conferences]


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