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The Binational Center and U.S. Foreign Policy
Louis P. Falino, Jr.
North South Center
University of Miami
June, 1996
Abstract
This is an historical study of binational centers, one of the most successful elements of U.S. cultural programs overseas. It provides a way of reflecting upon and reconsidering perennial issues involving cultural programs and the effective conduct of U.S. foreign
A binational center (BNC) is a private, non-profit, non-sectarian, non-partisan cultural institution established in a host country 1 for the express purpose of promoting mutual understanding and intellectual cooperation among the people of the host nation and the United States. A BNC engages in a wide variety of cultural activities, with culture defined in broad terms to include diverse areas of human endeavor. As such, a BNC seeks to represent the highest expression of the values, character, idiosyncrasies, and way of life of a nation as demonstrated in its language, literature, and history; its achievements in science, technology, and the arts; and its socioeconomic and political traditions.
