Economic Cooperation Administration

American  

noun

1. the U.S. government agency that administered the European Recovery Program. ECA, E.C.A.

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Example Sentences

Later that year, he joined the Economic Cooperation Administration, which carried out the postwar economic aid package to Europe known as the Marshall Plan.

From Washington Post • Jun. 11, 2019

Started by the Economic Cooperation Administration in 1948 to encourage more U.S. firms to invest abroad, the program resulted in agreements with 37 nations, including Jordan, Iran and Turkey.

From Time Magazine Archive

Harry Truman's aide wanted to know whether Hoffman, who had been a member of a commission making a Far East economic survey, would head the Economic Cooperation Administration.

From Time Magazine Archive

Chosen to administer ERP through the Economic Cooperation Administration, was: 1.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the bare Washington office of the Economic Cooperation Administration last week, a harried young woman slammed down a telephone receiver.

From Time Magazine Archive