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U.S. Olympic Committee headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee logo Team USA logo U.S. Olympic Team logo. Upon the founding of the International Olympic Committee in 1894, the two American IOC members – James Edward Sullivan and William Milligan Sloane – formed a committee to organize the participation of American athletes in the 1896 ...
The modern Tripartite Commission is a three-way collaboration between the IOC, the Association of National Olympic Committees, and the IFs (through the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations or Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations) that ensures participation by athletes from NOCs who would, through normal qualification channels, have little or no ...
The IOC code was changed from ROT which was used in 2016. [10] EUA United Team of Germany from French Équipe unifiée d'Allemagne: 1956–1964: Used in the IOC's medal database [5] to identify the United Team of Germany, composed of athletes representing the NOCs of both East Germany and West Germany for the 1956–1964 Games.
Indian Ocean Commission; Indian Oil Corporation, large Indian oil and gas company; Indian Orthodox Church, Kerala, India; International Olive Council; Initiative on Cities, urban research institute at Boston University
He soon transcended his prejudices against Chinese "idolatry," learned the Chinese language, and wrote a widely used history of the United States in Chinese. He founded the English-language journal The Chinese Repository in 1832, and it served as a major American source of information on Chinese culture and politics. [31]
The officially stated goals of the foreign policy of the United States of America, including all the bureaus and offices in the United States Department of State, [1] as mentioned in the Foreign Policy Agenda of the Department of State, are "to build and sustain a more democratic, secure, and prosperous world for the benefit of the American people and the international community". [2]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 February 2025. "American history" redirects here. For the history of the continents, see History of the Americas. Further information: Economic history of the United States Current territories of the United States after the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was given independence in 1994 This ...
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement.Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games.