Inter-American Committee on Education - CIE

Inter-American Committee on Education (CIE)

The purspose of the Inter-American Committee on Education (CIE) is to coordinate the implementation of inter-American ministerial dialogue on education in order to follow-up on the mandates of the Summits of the Americas and the agreements entered into at the Meetings of Ministers of Education, to identify multilateral initiatives, and to contribute to the execution of OAS policies in the area of partnership for educational development. 

The CIE shall be composed of representatives designated by the highest national education authorities of the member states. The CIE shall elect, at regular meetings, a Chair and two Vice Chairs for terms of two years, renewable only once. The authorities of the CIE shall work in coordination with the Executive Committee, which shall comprise five member states (principal members) and five alternate member states elected by the CIE for a two-year term, observing the principles of rotation and equitable geographical representation and ensuring that no member state is denied the opportunity of being elected a member and that all regions have the opportunity to be represented at all times.  The Office of Education and Culture of the OAS Department of Human Development, Education and Culture shall serve as the CIE's Technical Secretariat.

For more information we invite you to consult the Rules of Procedure of CIE or to visit its Web page at the Office of Education and Culture.

CIE Authorities (2009-2011).  (Elected at the Seventh Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Education in the framework of CIDI)

    Chair:  Suriname
    Vice Chairs:  Costa Rica, Paraguay

Executive Committee of CIE (Principal and Alternate Delegates):
    North America Sub region -     Canada (Principal), Mexico (Alternate)
    Andean Sub region -                Venezuela, Bolivia (2009-2011) (Pending definition of delegates for 2012-2014)
    Southern Cone Sub region -     Paraguay, Brazil (2009-2011) (Pending definition of delegates for 2012-2014)
    Central America Sub region -   Guatemala, Nicaragua (2009-2011) (Pending definition of delegates for 2012-2014)
    Caribbean Sub region -            Antigua and Barbuda (Principal), Grenada (Alternate)

Meetings of the Inter-American Committee on Education