CP/RES. 941 (1661/08)


COMMEMORATION OF THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE LEO S. ROWE PAN AMERICAN FUND

(Adopted at its session held on September 10, 2008)
 

THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES,

CONSIDERING:

That the Leo S. Rowe Pan American Fund is a rotating fund set up in accordance with the will and testament of Dr. Leo S. Rowe, General Director of the Pan-American Union from 1920 until his death in 1946;

That the purpose of the Fund is to assist both students from Latin America and the Caribbean member countries who wish to pursue tertiary education in the United States as well as personnel of the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States;

RECALLING that over the past 60 years, the Leo S. Rowe Pan American Fund has served the hemisphere by providing over 6,000 loans to citizens of Latin America and the Caribbean to the value of $13 million as well as to awarding over 1,400 loans to OAS staff members for their studies, for those of their dependants and for emergencies for a total of 3.6 million dollars;

BEARING IN MIND:

That the Charter of the Organization, through Article 49 (c) establishes that higher education shall be available to all, provided that, in order to maintain its high level, the corresponding regulatory or academic standards are met;

That the Fourth Summits of the Americas held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, underlined in paragraph 40, the essential role of life-long learning opportunities, especially in technical and professional training,

RESOLVES:

1. To acknowledge the contribution made over the past 60 years by the Leo S. Rowe Pan American Fund.

2. To recognize the important role performed by the Leo S. Rowe Pan American Fund in promoting the objectives of the OAS.

3. To acknowledge the contribution made by recipients of the Leo S. Rowe Pan-American Fund to the development of the respective countries and to the Hemisphere.

4. To recommend that the Secretary General continue supporting the Fund and the fulfillment of its objectives.