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T HE PAN AMERICAN UNION is the inter¬ 
national organization and office maintained 
in Washington, D. C., by the twenty-one 
American Republics, as follows: Argentina, Bolivia, 
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Domini¬ 
can Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Hon¬ 
duras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, 
Salvador, United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela. 
It is devoted to the development of commerce, 
friendly intercourse, good understanding, and the 
preservation of peace among these countries. It is 
supported by quotas contributed by each country, 
based upon their population. Its affairs are ad¬ 
ministered by a Director General and Assistant 
Director, elected by and responsible to a Governing 
Board, which is composed of the Secretary of State 
of the United States and the diplomatic repre¬ 
sentatives in Washington of the other American 
Governments. These two executive officers are 
assisted by a staff of international experts, statis¬ 
ticians, commercial specialists, editors, translators, 
compilers, librarians, clerks, and stenographers. 
The Union publishes a Monthly Bulletin in English, 
Spanish, and Portuguese, which is a careful record 
of Pan American progress. It also publishes nu¬ 
merous special reports and descriptive pamphlets 
on various Pan American subjects of practical in¬ 
formation. Its library, the Columbus Memorial 
Library, contains 55,000 volumes, 200,000 index 
cards, and a large collection of maps. There is also 
a collection of 25,000 photographs, lantern slides, 
and negatives. The Union is housed in a beautiful 
building erected through the munificence of Andrew 
Carnegie and the contributions of the American 
Republics. 
