Economic Cooperation Administration

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The Economic Cooperation Administration was a U.S. government agency created after World War II to direct and manage American economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal agency
defunct government agency
alsoKnownAs ECA
appliesToJurisdiction United States federal government
Western Europe
archivesAt U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
budget approximately 13 billion U.S. dollars in total Marshall Plan aid
cooperatedWith Organization for European Economic Cooperation
governments of Western European countries
country United States
director Paul G. Hoffman
William C. Foster
dissolved 1951
employerOf Paul G. Hoffman
William C. Foster
fieldOfWork economic reconstruction
foreign aid
international economic cooperation
foundedBy United States Congress
hasEffect accelerated economic recovery of Western Europe
contributed to containment of Soviet influence in Europe
strengthened political and economic ties between the United States and Western Europe
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
inception 1948
legalBasis Economic Cooperation Act of 1948
Marshall Plan legislation
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
mainPurpose administer the Marshall Plan
manage U.S. economic aid for European reconstruction after World War II
promote economic recovery in Western Europe
strengthen Western European economies against communist influence
notableProgram European Recovery Program
linked to: Marshall Plan

Marshall Plan
operatingArea Europe
Western Europe
parentOrganization Executive Office of the President of the United States
partOf Marshall Plan administration structure
linked to: Marshall Plan

U.S. Cold War foreign policy apparatus
reasonForDissolution reorganization of U.S. foreign aid under Mutual Security Act
replacedBy Mutual Security Agency
significantEvent coordination of multilateral aid to Europe
implementation of European Recovery Program
timePeriod post–World War II era

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Marshall Plan administeredBy Economic Cooperation Administration
ERP administeredBy Economic Cooperation Administration
ERP legalBasis Economic Cooperation Act of 1948
linked to: Economic Cooperation Administration
Economic Cooperation Administration replacedBy Mutual Security Agency
linked to: Economic Cooperation Administration
Economic Cooperation Administration legalBasis Economic Cooperation Act of 1948
linked to: Economic Cooperation Administration
Economic Cooperation Administration replacedBy Mutual Security Agency
subject linked to: ECA
linked to: Economic Cooperation Administration
Economic Cooperation Administration alsoKnownAs Economic Co-operation Administration
subject linked to: ECA
linked to: Economic Cooperation Administration
Economic Cooperation Administration legalBasis Economic Cooperation Act of 1948
subject linked to: ECA
linked to: Economic Cooperation Administration
Technical Cooperation Administration coordinatedWith Economic Cooperation Administration
Ben Bradlee employer United States government (information services during Marshall Plan)
linked to: Economic Cooperation Administration
Paul G. Hoffman participatedIn Marshall Plan administration
linked to: Economic Cooperation Administration
Mutual Security Program replaced Economic Cooperation Administration
Richard M. Bissell Jr. employer Economic Cooperation Administration
Mutual Security Agency follows Economic Cooperation Administration