Eighteen nations of the Western Hemisphere, gathered…

April 1890 CE

Eighteen nations of the Western Hemisphere, gathered together in Washington, D.C., resolve to found the International Union of American Republics, served by a permanent secretariat called the Commercial Bureau of the American Republics (it will be renamed the International Commercial Bureau at the Second International Conference in 1901–1902).

These two bodies, in existence as of April 14, 1890, represent the point of inception to which the OAS and its General Secretariat trace their origins.

This first International Conference of American States, held in Washington D.C., fails to reach agreement on the establishment of an effective customs union, but is able to point with pride to a series of agreements on commercial and trade matters, as well as an arbitration agreement (albeit not as strong as the United States wishes).

However, the latter will never be ratified, and the commercial agreements will be limited by concern that they are too favorable to the United States.

Almost hidden by the controversy over arbitration, conquest rights and customs unions is the conference's perhaps more significant achievement: the concept of regular inter-American meetings and the creation of permanent secretariat.

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United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Haiti, Republic of View → Paraguay, Republic of View → Dominican Republic View → Guatemala, Republic of View → Uruguay, Eastern Republic of View → Ecuador, Republic of View → Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of View → Costa Rica, Republic of View → Honduras, Republic of View → Nicaragua, Republic of View → Bolivia, Republic of View → Peru, Republic of View → El Salvador, Republic of View → Chile, (Liberal) Republic of View → Argentina (Argentine Republic) View → Mexico (United Mexican States) View → Colombia, Republic of View → Brazil, Federative Republic of View →

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