Each year the OAS Secretary General publishes a proposed Program-Budget for the coming calendar year. The OAS General Assembly meets in a Special Session to approve the Program-Budget. Find these documents from 1998-2013 here.
Each year in April, the OAS Board of External Auditors publishes a report covering the previous calendar year’s financial results. Reports covering 1996-2016 may be found here.
Approximately six weeks after the end of each semester, the OAS publishes a Semiannual Management and Performance Report, which since 2013 includes reporting on programmatic results. The full texts may be found here.
Here you will find data on the Human Resources of the OAS, including its organizational structure, each organizational unit’s staffing, vacant posts, and performance contracts.
The OAS executes a variety of projects funded by donors. Evaluation reports are commissioned by donors. Reports of these evaluations may be found here.
The Inspector General provides the Secretary General with reports on the audits, investigations, and inspections conducted. These reports are made available to the Permanent Council. More information may be found here.
The OAS has discussed for several years the real estate issue, the funding required for maintenance and repairs, as well as the deferred maintenance of its historic buildings. The General Secretariat has provided a series of options for funding it. The most recent document, reflecting the current status of the Strategy, is CP/CAAP-3211/13 rev. 4.
Here you will find information related to the GS/OAS Procurement Operations, including a list of procurement notices for formal bids, links to the performance contract and travel control measure reports, the applicable procurement rules and regulations, and the training and qualifications of its staff.
The OAS Treasurer certifies the financial statements of all funds managed or administered by the GS/OAS. Here you will find the latest general purpose financial reports for the main OAS funds, as well as OAS Quarterly Financial Reports (QFRs).
Every year the GS/OAS publishes the annual operating plans for all areas of the Organization, used to aid in the formulation of the annual budget and as a way to provide follow-up on institutional mandates.
Here you will find information related to the OAS Strategic Plan 2016-2020, including its design, preparation and approval.
The Bahamas Assumes the Chair of the Permanent Council
April 3, 2024
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The Permanent Representative of The Bahamas to the Organization of American States (OAS), Chet Neymour, today assumed the Chair of the Permanent Council, a position that he will hold until June 30, 2024.
During the ceremony that took place at the main headquarters of the hemispheric Organization in Washington, DC, Ambassador Neymour said, "Today, as The Bahamas takes the mantle of leadership, we reaffirm our commitment to multilateralism, to the OAS, and hold firm in our belief that the Permanent Council of this Organization is the Board of Directors. “As such,” he continued, “it is incumbent upon this Council to act accordingly with deliberation and with a clear strategy and collective resolve."
For his part, the outgoing Chair and Permanent Representative of Argentina, Daniel Raimondi, said that “It was a pleasure for me to have the privilege, the honor of moderating the meetings of the Permanent Council. I had the collaboration of my peers, the Permanent Representatives; the officials; the missions, my Permanent Mission of Argentina and the great team from the General Secretariat."
The Vice Chair for the April-June term will be exercised by the Permanent Representative of Grenada, Tarlie Francis. The Chair of the Permanent Council rotates every three months among the member states of the Organization, in alphabetical order. The Vice Chair also rotates every three months, but in reverse alphabetical order.