Pan-American conferences

Pan-American conferences, various meetings between representatives of some or all of the independent states of the Western Hemisphere (Canada usually excluded). Between 1826 and 1889, several meetings between American states were held to discuss problems of common defense and juridical matters. The First International Conference of American States (1889–90), which was held largely as the result of the efforts of U.S. Secretary of State James G. Blaine, established the International Union of American Republics (later...