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Secretariat for the General Assembly,
the Meeting of Consultation, the Permanent Council, and
Subsidiary Organs
Services
The assistant secretary general of the Organization
is the secretary of the Permanent Council and of its
subsidiary bodies and committees, as provided in
Article 115 of the OAS Charter.
The services provided by the Office of the
Secretariat for the General Assembly, the Meeting of
Consultation, Permanent Council, and Subsidiary
Organs include the following:
Provides the advisory services required by the
Permanent Council and its subsidiary organs and
committees; provides to them, on a permanent
basis, adequate secretariat services; carries out
their instructions and assignments; and receives,
translates, and distributes their documents,
reports, and resolutions.
Distributes records of Permanent Council meetings
and summaries of committee and working group
meetings within 72 hours following the
corresponding meeting.
Takes the necessary measures to ensure that the
General Assembly has at its disposal the reports
of the organs, agencies, and entities of the
Organization when it takes up the observations and
recommendations submitted by the Permanent Council
in keeping with the provisions of Articles 54.f
and 91.f of the Charter and Article 61 of the
Statutes.
Provides the rooms and assistance needed for
informal meetings of members of the Permanent
Council.
Schedules meetings so that subcommittees and
working groups of the same committee will not meet
simultaneously and so as to make proper use of
interpretation services.
Distributes the verbatim minutes of each meeting
of the Permanent Council to the missions or
delegations and, when applicable, to the permanent
observers.
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