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Permanent Observers
The status of Permanent Observer to the Organization of American States was established by the General Assembly at its first regular session, held in San José, Costa Rica, in 1971 [AG/RES. 50 (I-O/71)]. Permanent observers participate in the Organization’s activities and contribute to its programs.
The
OAS
currently has 64 permanent observers.
General Activities: 2010 |2009|2008|2007|2006
February 18, 2010 - OAS HOSTS AMBASSADOR OF INDIA TO THE UNITED
STATES DURING OAS POLICY BREAKFAST
On February 18, the Department of International Affairs invited the Ambassador of India to the United States, and Permanent Observer to the OAS, Her Excellency Ambassador Meera Shankar, to host an Ambassador's Policy Breakfast with the Permanent Representatives of the OAS Member States. Ambassador Shankar spoke on India's foreign policy objectives and perspectives toward Latin America and the Caribbean, and addressed questions from the representatives of OAS Member States.
February 4, 2010
- OAS SECRETARY GENERAL MEETS WITH PERMANENT
OBSERVER OF SLOVENIA
Secretary General of the OAS, José Miguel Insulza, received a courtesy visit from the Permanent Observer of Slovenia, Ambassador Roman Kirn. During the visit, the two discussed the role of the OAS in the region, including OAS efforts following the earthquake in Haiti, as well as enhancing Slovenia's participation in the inter-American system and in the OAS. Furthermore, Secretary General Insulza and Ambassador Kirn dialogued on the outcomes of the World Economic Forum, which was recently held in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland at the end of January.
January 8, 2010
- NEW PERMANENT OBSERVER OF FRANCE TO THE OAS
PRESENTS CREDENTIALS
Ambassador Pierre-Henri Guignard of
France today presented credentials to the
Secretary General of the Organization of American
States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, as his country’s
new Permanent Observer to the Organization.
During the ceremony, which took place in the
Secretary General’s office at OAS headquarters in
Washington, D.C., the French diplomat said his
country “shares the same values and vision of the
countries of Latin America.”
The Secretary General recognized that the Government
of France and its President Nicolas Sarkozy showed
“interest in achieving a much stronger commitment
with this organization” upon allocating to the OAS a
representative “with knowledge and experience in the
whole of the Americas such as Ambassador
Guignard’s.”
The new Permanent Observer was Ambassador of France
in Panama, Latin America advisor at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of France, and has played various
diplomatic roles in Canada, the United States,
Mexico and Peru.
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