Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
Year: | 1938 |
Number: | 15 - 7 |
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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: | 4 members of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague |
Gender: | M |
Profession: | Members of the Permanent Court of Arbitration |
City: | The Hague |
Country: | NETHERLANDS (NL) |
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Comments: |
One of the four nominators was Gruchaga, President of the Chilean Senate. Gruchaga also nominated Hull on behalf of the Chilean Senate.
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