Time: 10:00 AM (ET)
Place: Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Main Building - Washington, DC

Agenda:

The Permanente Council wil welcome Ambassador Darío Paya, Permanent Representative of Chile, and will bid farewell to Ambassador Anthony Johnson, Permanent Representative of Jamaica.


1. Adoption of the order of business (CP/OD-1751/10)

2. Fourteenth quarterly report of the Secretary General on the Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia (MAPP/OAS)

3. Report of the Head of the OAS Electoral Observation Mission to Colombia of March 14, 2010

4. Report of the General Secretariat on invitations to the fortieth regular session of the General Assembly that require authorization by the permanent Council, pursuant to Articles 9 and 10 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly (CP/doc.4483/10)

5. Report of the Committee on Inter-American Summits Management and Civil Society Participation in OAS Activities regarding applications by civil society organizations to be included in the official roster of the OAS (CP/CISC-504/10)

6. Continued consideration of implementation of resolution CP/RES. 965 (1733/09), “Templates to Be Used by the Permanent Council for Resolutions to Be Referred to the General Assembly for Consideration” (CP/doc.4484/10)

7. Third Alliance of Civilizations Forum, Río de Janeiro, Brazil, May 26 and 27, 2010. Presentation of the event by Mr. Marc Scheur, Director of the Alliance of Civilizations Secretariat in New York. Request by the Permanent Mission of Brazil (CP/INF.6037/10)

8. Other business

Time: 10:30 AM (ET)
Place: Simón Bolívar Room - Washington, DC

Agenda:

1. Welcome remarks by His Excellency José Miguel Insulza, Secretary General of the OAS

2. Presentation by Her Excellency Thérèse Marie Michèle Rey, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Haiti

3. Presentation by His Excellency Percival J. Patterson, Special Representative of the Heads of Government of CARICOM for Haiti

4. Presentation by Ms. Cheryl Mills, Counselor and Chief of Staff to the United States Secretary of State (to be confirmed)

5. Presentation by Mr. Edmond Mulet, Assistant Secretary General for United Nations Peace-Keeping Operations, Interim Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Haiti, and Head of MINUSTAH

6. Presentation by His Excellency Ambassador Albert R. Ramdin, Assistant Secretary General of the OAS

7. Participation of the delegations

Time: 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm (US Eastern Time)
Place: Hall of the Americas, OAS Building - Washington, DC

Agenda:

The European Union and the Americas:
The Challenges of Multilateralism"

PROGRAM

3:00-3:20 p.m.
Welcome remarks by Irene Klinger, Director, Department of International Affairs, Secretariat for External Relations, Organization of American States (OAS)

3:20-3:50 p.m.
Presentation of Política Exterior magazine by Áurea Moltó, Assistant Director of the magazine

3:50-4:30 p.m.
Discussion panel:
Darío Valcárcel, Editorial Director, Estudios de Política Exterior S. A.
Guadalupe González, professor and researcher, Center for Research and Teaching in the Social Sciences (Centro de Investigaciones y Docencia Económicas (CIDE))
Peter Hakim, President Emeritus, Inter-American Dialogue
Moderated by Irene Klinger, Director, Department of International Affairs, OAS

4:30-5:15 p.m.
Question and answer session

5:30 p.m.
Reception offered by the Permanent Observer Mission of Spain to the OAS, at the Gallery of Heroes, OAS Main Building

Time: 10:00 AM (Eastern Time)
Place: Hall of the Americas, OAS Main Building - Washington, DC

Time: 10:00 AM (Eastern Time)
Place: Hall of the Americas, OAS Main Building - Washington, DC