04 February 1947, New York - Sir John Boyd-Orr, right, Director-General of FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) and Trygve Lie, United Nations Secretary-General, signing the protocol bringing FAO a Specialized Agency into official relationship with the United Nations under the coordinating authority of the Economic and Social Council. Manual Perez-Guerrero, Venezuela, Director of the Joint Division of Coordination and Liaison, United Nations Department of Economic Affairs is seen in background.