Governor Luis Muñoz Marín of Puerto Rico was a close advisor on Latin American affairs to Kennedy, and one of his top administrators, Teodoro Moscoso, the architect of "Operation Bootstrap", was named the coordinator of the program by President Kennedy.
Gubernur Luis Muñoz Marín dari Puerto Rico, merupakan seorang penasehat dekat urusan Amerika Latin untuk Kennedy, dan salah satu administrator papan atasnya, Teodoro Moscoso, arsitek "Operasi Bootstrap", diangkat menjadi koordinator program tersebut oleh Presiden Kennedy.