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OAS Permanent Council to Pay Tribute to Gabriel García Máquez and Hold Regular Meeting, Wednesday, April 30

  April 29, 2014

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) will hold two meetings on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. The first, special meeting, will be held at 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT) to pay homage to the memory of the Colombian author and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Gabriel García Márquez.

At 14:30 EDT (18:30 GMT), the Council will hold a regular meeting.

Please consult the meetings' agenda here. Note that changes to the agenda may yet be made before the meetings.

The meetings will be broadcast live on the OAS Website.

WHAT: Special and Regular Meetings of the OAS Permanent Council

WHEN: Wednesday, April 30 2014, 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT) and 14:30 EDT (18:30 GMT)

WHERE: Simón Bolívar Hall
Organization of American States
17th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006

Reference: AVI-073/14