22 U.S.C. § 2081: United States participation in Inter-American Cultural and Trade Center; purposes of Interama

to provide a permanent international center which will serve as a meeting ground for the governments and industries of the Western Hemisphere and of other areas of the world; to facilitate broad and continuous exchanges of ideas, persons, and products through cultural, educational, and other exchanges; and by other appropriate means, to promote mutual understanding between the peoples of the Western Hemisphere and to strengthen the ties which unite the United States with other nations of the free world.