International Issues in the FTC's First Decade (1915-1925) — And Before

Abstract

The Federal Trade Commission’s Office of International Affairs was created in 2007, and its component parts and functions had roots that extend back as far as the 1980s. But the Commission’s international work extends back much further. International concerns played a role, albeit indirectly, in the FTC’s origin. Then, once the Commission opened its doors, it quickly undertook international functions and, in its first decade, even had two separate international divisions. Further, some (though far from all) of the agency’s early international work has strong similarities to the work of today’s Office of International Affairs.

Keywords: FTC