The Foreign Operations Administration was created in 1953 under the directorship of
Harold Stassen
Harold Edward Stassen (April 13, 1907 – March 4, 2001) was an American politician who was the 25th Governor of Minnesota. He was a leading candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in 1948, considered for a ti ...
. Its purpose "was intended to centralize all governmental operations, as distinguished from policy formulation, that had as their purpose the cooperative development of economic and military strength among the nations of the free world". It was abolished by Executive Order 10610 on May 9, 1955. Its functions were split and transferred to the
United States Department of State
The United States Department of State (DOS), or State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations. Equivalent to the ministry of foreign affairs of other n ...
and the
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national secu ...
.
See also
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International Cooperation Administration
The International Cooperation Administration (ICA) was a United States government agency operating from June 30, 1955 until September 4, 1961, responsible for foreign assistance and 'nonmilitary security' programs. It was the predecessor of the ...
References
Records of U.S. Foreign Assistance Agenciesin the National Archives
* The National Archives, Codification of Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders
''n1''.
* {{citation , surname1=Woolley, given1=John T., surname2=Peters, given2=Gerhard, year=2007, chapter=Dwight D. Eisenhower: Letter to Secretary Dulles Regarding Transfer of the Affairs of the Foreign Operations Administration to the Department of State, April 17th, 1955, chapter-url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=10454, title=The American Presidency Project
nlineplace=Santa Barbara, CA, publisher=University of California (hosted). Gerhard Peters (database). Accessed 15 November 2007.
Foreign relations agencies of the United States
Government agencies established in 1953
Government agencies disestablished in 1955
1953 establishments in the United States
1955 disestablishments in the United States