Council of the Americas

Council of the Americas is an American organization whose stated goal is promoting free trade and open markets throughout the Americas.

Council of the Americas

Formation	1963
Headquarters	680 Park Avenue New York, NY 10021 United States
Location	New York City
Coordinates	40.768830°N 73.965975°W / 40.768830; -73.965975
CEO	Susan L. Segal
Website	www.as-coa.org

History

Headquarters at the Percy R. Pyne House.

Susan Louise Segal - CEO

The group was founded in 1963 as the Business Group for Latin America by David Rockefeller, at the request of President John F. Kennedy as a means for business to fight the influence of Fidel Castro in Latin America.^[1] The Kennedy administration conceded investment guarantees,^{[to whom?]} which by 1967 would cost the government $600 million in the case of Chile alone.^[2] Almost 30 corporations participated by 1965, when the Business Group was reorganized as the Council for Latin America.^[3]

Further reading

• Memoirs, David Rockefeller, New York: Random House, 2002.

See also

• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
• Free Trade Area of the Americas