Knowra Dumbarton Oaks Conference Dumbarton Oaks Conference The 1944 conference where China, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States drafted proposals for a postwar international organization, later established as the United Nations.
United Nations : An international organization founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights. The conference’s proposals became the foundation for this organization.
United Nations Security Council : The United Nations organ responsible for maintaining international peace and security. The conference proposed a council with primary responsibility for peace and security.
Cordell Hull : United States secretary of state from 1933 to 1944 and a leading architect of postwar international cooperation. Hull’s diplomacy helped secure American support for planning the new organization.
United Nations Charter : The 1945 treaty that established the United Nations and defines its purposes, organs, and rules. Its institutional design drew heavily on the conference’s proposals.
Atlantic Charter : A 1941 declaration by Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill setting out principles for the postwar world. Its vision of postwar cooperation helped frame the conference’s purpose.
United Nations General Assembly : The United Nations organ in which all member states have representation. The proposals gave a general assembly a central deliberative role.
Edward Stettinius Jr. : United States secretary of state who led the American delegation at Dumbarton Oaks. He represented the United States during the conference’s final phase.
Yalta Conference : A February 1945 meeting of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin that addressed the postwar order and United Nations voting. The leaders settled the Security Council voting formula after the conference.
Tehran Conference : A 1943 meeting of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin about Allied strategy and postwar arrangements. The leaders agreed there to pursue a general international organization.
International Court of Justice : The principal judicial organ of the United Nations, settling disputes between states and giving advisory opinions. The conference proposed an international court as part of the organization.
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