CIM Member States

The Inter-American Commission of Women brings together representatives from all of the OAS members states. The representative is known as the Principal Delegate and is usually the highest-level authority responsible for gender equality and women's rights issues.

CIM Executive Committee 2022-2025:

  • President

Niurka del Carmen Palacio (Panama)
  • Vice-Presidents
Antonia Orellana (Chile), 
Yaci Salmeron de Artiga (El Salvador) and
 Virginia Albert-Poyotte (Saint Lucia)
  • Members
Antigua y Barbuda, Brasil, Canada, Honduras and Uruguay

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Antigua and Barbuda


antigua

SAMANTHA MARSHALL 

Deputy Executive Director, Directorate of Gender Affairs
Ministry of Social Transformation, Human Resource Development and the Blue Economy

Member of the CIM Executive Committee 2022-2025

Link to the OAS page: Antigua and Barbuda 

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Argentina

 

 Pending Assignment

 

Link to OAS page: Argentina 

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The Bahamas (Commonwealth of)

Bahamas

JACINTA HIGGS

Director of the Department of Gender and Family Affairs
Ministry of Social Services and Community Development of the Bahamas

Link to OAS page: The Bahamas  

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Barbados

Barbados

ANDREA SIMON

Principal Delegate to the CIM/OAS

Link to OAS page: Barbados  

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Belize

Be

 THEA GARCIA RAMIREZ

President of the National Women's Comission

Link to OAS page: Belize   

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Bolivia

BOLIVIA

 NADIA ALEJANDRA CRUZ TARIFA

Vice-Minister of Equal Opportunities. Ministry of Justice and Institutional Transparency

Link to OAS page: Bolivia

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Brazil

AG

 APARECIDA CONÇALVES

Minister for Women

Member of the CIM Executive Committee 2022-2025

Link to OAS page: Brazil

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Canada

Canada

MARCI IEN

Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Government of Canada

Member of the CIM Executive Committee 2022-2025

Link to OAS page: Canada

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Chile

Chile

ANTONIA COSMICA ORELLANA GUARELLO

Vice-Presidency of the CIM 2022-2025

Minister for Women and Gender Equality

Link to OAS page: Chile

   

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Colombia

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CLEMENCIA CARABALI RODALLEGA  

Presidential Adviser for the Equality of Women

Link to OAS page: Colombia

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Costa Rica

 CINDY QUESADA HERNANDEZ

Ministry of the Status of Women

Link to OAS page: Costa Rica

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Dominica (Commonwealth of)

Sylvanie Burton

Permanent Secretary , Ministry of Social Services, Family and Gender Affairs

Link to OAS page: Dominica        

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Dominican Republic

Republica Dominicana

MAYRA JIMÉNEZ

Minister for Women

Link to OAS page: Dominican Republic        

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Ecuador

Ecuador

 

 ISABEL DEL ROCIO ALBORNOZ GARZON

Vice-Minister of  Foreing Affairs, Ministry of. Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility.

Link to OAS page: Ecuador         

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El Salvador

 

YANCI SALMERON DE ARTIGA

Vice-Presidency of the CIM 2022-2025

Executive Director, Salvadoran Institute for the Development of Women (ISDEMU)

Link to OAS page: El Salvador         

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Grenada

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GLORIA ANN THOMAS

Minister for Social and Community Development, Housing and Gender Affairs

Link to OAS page: Grenada

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Guatemala

ANA LETICIA AGUILAR THEISSEN

Presidential Secretary for Women

Link to OAS page: Guatemala          

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Guyana

Guyana

VINDHYA PERSAUD

Minister for Human Services and Social Security

Link to OAS page: Guyana 

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Haiti

Haiti

EVELINE SAINVIL

Ministry on the Status and Rights of Women

Link to OAS page: Haiti

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Honduras

Honduras

DORIS YOLANY GARCIA PAREDES

Minister, National Institute for Women of Honduras

Member of the CIM Executive Committee 2022-2025

Link to OAS page: Honduras           

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Jamaica

SHARON COBURN ROBINSON

Director, Policy and Research
Bureau of Gender Affairs

Link to OAS page: Jamaica            

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Mexico

Mexico

NADINE GASMAN ZYLBERMANN

President, National Institute of Women (INMUJERES)

Link to OAS page: Mexico              

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Nicaragua

 

JESSICA YAOSKA PADILLA LEIVA

Minister of Women

Link to OAS page: Nicaragua               

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Panama

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 NIURKA DEL CARMEN PALACIO

President of the CIM 2022-2025

Minister of Women

Link to OAS page: Panama                

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Paraguay

Paraguay

CYNTHIA FIGUEREDO

Minister of Women

Link to OAS page: Paraguay                 

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Peru

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ANGELA TERESA  HERNANDEZ  CAJO

Minister, Ministry for Women and Vulnerable Populations

Link to OAS page: Peru                  

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Saint Kitts and Nevis

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AZILLA CLARKE

Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Community Development, Gender Affairs

Link to OAS page: Saint Kitts and Nevis          

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Saint Lucia

Alvina Reynolds

VIRGINIA ALBERT-POYOTTE

Vice-Presidency of the CIM 2022-2025

Minister of the Public Service, Home Affairs, Labour and Gender Affairs

Link to OAS page: Saint Lucia                     

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

St.Vincent

ORANDO BREWSTER

Minister, Ministry of National Mobilisation, Social Development, Local Government, Gender Affairs, Family Affairs, Persons with Disabilities and Non Governmental Organisations

Link to OAS page: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines                    

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Suriname

JUDITH KARIJODRONO

SHIEFANIA JAHANGIER

Acting Head of the Gender Affairs Office
Ministry of Home Affairs

Link to OAS page: Suriname                     

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Trinidad and Tobago

AYANNA WEBSTER-ROY

Minister of State with Responsibility for Gender and Child Affairs

Link to OAS page: Trinidad and Tobago 

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United States of America

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 GEETA RAO GUPTA 

Ambassador -at- Large for the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues

Link to OAS page: United States of America             

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Uruguay

MÓNICA BOTTERO

Director, National Institute for Women

Member of the CIM Executive Committee 2022-2025

Link to OAS page: Uruguay                       

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Venezuela 

 

Pending Assignment

Link to OAS page: Venezuela