| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1939 |
| Number: | 10 - 1 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Cordell Hull |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1871 |
| Year, Death: | 1955 |
| Profession: | Secretary of State (1933-44). |
| City: | Washington, DC |
| Country: | UNITED STATES (US) |
| Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1945 |
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| Motivation: | Hull was nominated for his efforts to improve relations between the USA and Latin America. He encouraged détente and a spirit of peace on the American continent through his Pan-American policy, the so-called "Good Neighbor Policy". Hull also made efforts to establish a liberal economic policy and to remove international trade restrictions. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Carlos Saavedra Lamas |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1878 |
| Year, Death: | 1959 |
| Profession: | Nobel Peace Prize laureate 1936. |
| City: | Buenos Aires |
| Country: | ARGENTINA (AR) |
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| Comments: |
The nomination was dated 7th of February 1938 and was submitted by the Argentine Minister to Stockholm. |
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