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

Administration: By an Economic Cooperation Administration, headed by a $20,000-a-year administrator, a deputy administrator and a $25,000-a-year roving ambassador for liaison work abroad.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

The Economic Cooperation Administration assumed responsibility for aid to Greece last July.

From Time Magazine Archive

For this job Truman picked David K. E. Bruce, chief of the Economic Cooperation Administration mission in France, a lawyer and Virginia gentleman farmer.

From Time Magazine Archive