Authorities: Councils/Committees

Permanent Council of the OAS

Luis Alfonso Hoyos Aristizabal Chairman of the Permanent Council and General Committee
Ambassador Luis Alfonso Hoyos Aristizábal
Permanent Representative of Colombia to the OAS

Jorge Skinner-KleeVice Chairman of the Permanent Council and General Committee
Ambassador Jorge Skinner-Klee
Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the OAS

Committees

Jorge Skinner-KleeCommittee on Juridical and Political Affairs (CAJP), Chair
Ambassador Jorge Skinner-Klee
Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the OAS

María Zavala Valladares Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Affairs (CAAP), Chair
Ambassador María Zavala Valladares
Permanent Representative of Peru to the OAS

Graeme ClarkCommittee on Hemispheric Security (CSH), Chair
Ambassador Graeme C. Clark
Permanent Representative of Canada to the OAS

Luis Alfonso Hoyos AristizabalCommittee on Inter-American Summits Management and Civil Society Participation in OAS Activities (CISC), Chair
Ambassador Luis Alfonso Hoyos Aristizábal
Permanent Representative of Colombia to the OAS

Duly BrutusSpecial Committee on Migration Issues (CEAM),
Chair
Ambassador Duly Brutus
Permanent Representative of Haiti to the OAS


Working Groups of the Permanent Council and its Committees

Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI)

Chair and Vice Chair
According to the Rules of Procedure of the CIDI, a Chair and Vice Chair shall be elected during the plenary session and shall hold office until the closing of the meeting.

  • Ambassador Efrén Cocíos Jaramillo
    Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the OAS
    Chair of the Fourteenth Regular Meeting of CIDI held in May 2009
  • Ambassador Cornelius A. Smith
    Permanent Representative of The Bahamas to the OAS
    Vice Chair of the Fourteenth Regular Meeting of CIDI held in May 2009

Chair of CEPCIDI

  • Ambassador Cornelius A. Smith, Permanent Representative of The Bahamas to the OAS 

Vice Chair of CEPCIDI

  • Ambassador Luis Alfonso Hoyos Aristizábal, Alternate Representative of Colombia to the OAS

Chair of the Subcommittee on Partnership for Development Policies

  • Augustín Vásquez Gómez,  Alternate Representative of El Salvador to the OAS

Current Members of the Management Board:

  • Chair: Enrique Maruri Londoño, Director for International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia 
Member State: Period of term:
Mexico Elected for the period 2008-2010
United States Elected for the period 2008-2010
El Salvador Elected for the period 2008-2010
Grenada Elected for the period 2008-2010
Guatemala Elected for the period 2008-2010
Barbados  Elected for the period 2009-2011
Brazil Elected for the period 2009-2011
Belize Elected for the period 2009-2011
Colombia Elected for the period 2009-2011