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« October 2006 »

A meeting at the OAS examines progress on the Guaraní Project, an environmental effort coordinated by the Department of Sustainable Development.

Date: October 30, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
The United States government presents a financial contribution to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

Date: October 27, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Press conference by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, at the close of its latest regular session.

Date: October 27, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
At the OAS, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights presents a book – published with funds donated by the European Union – on petitions this body has taken to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

Date: October 27, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
OAS Secretary General participates in seminar on political communications and marketing, at George Washington University.

Date: October 27, 2006
Place: The George Washington University
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Communiqués de presse
At the OAS, the Permanent Council's Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs holds a special meeting on freedom of thought and expression.

Date: October 26, 2006
Place: Liberator Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Communiqués de presse | Vidéo
Secretary General Insulza undertakes an official visit to Venezuela.

Date: October 25, 2006
Place: Caracas Venezuela
Photos: OEA
Communiqués de presse
Regular Meeting of the Permanent Council

Date: October 25, 2006
Place: Liberator Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Communiqués de presse | Discours | Vidéo | Documents
Spain's Defense Minister, José Antonio Alonso, stresses the importance of cooperation with Latin America on security issues, during a visit to OAS headquarters.

Date: October 24, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Communiqués de presse
In Panama, the OAS observed the October 22 referndum on the proposed expansion of the Panama Canal.

Date: October 22, 2006
Place: Panamá.
Photos: OEA
OAS Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin (left) meets in Panama with the country's Vice President and Foreign Minister, Samuel Lewis Navarro.

Date: October 19, 2006
Place: Panamá
Photos: Cancilleria de Panamá
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, meets with Jacques Diouf, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Date: October 19, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
The Department of Public Security and the Department of External Relations of the Organization of American States (OAS), today hosted a lecture by Dr. Paulo Marques, on Youth Violence in Brazil, Gangs and Innovative Intervention Strategies.

Date: October 19, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
PADF board of trustees meet at OAS.

Date: October 19, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza presents a book on human rights defenders in the Americas.

Date: October 18, 2006
Place: Washington, DC
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro - OEA
Communiqués de presse | Discours | Vidéo | Documents
The government of Mexico presents a contribution to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

Date: October 18, 2006
Place: Washington, DC
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro - OEA
Communiqués de presse
OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza meets with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Jakob Kellenberg.

Date: October 18, 2006
Place: Washington, DC
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro - OEA
Communiqués de presse
Opening of the 126th regular sessions of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

Date: October 17, 2006
Place: Liberator Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro - OEA
Communiqués de presse | Discours | Vidéo
The government of Korea presents a contribution to support the OAS mission that will observe Panama's October 22 referendum on the proposed expansion of the Panama Canal.

Date: October 16, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
The OAS commemorates the anniversary of Europeans' first arrival in the Americas.

Date: October 12, 2006
Place: Liberator Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro - OEA
Joint meeting of the Permanent Council and the Permanent Executive Committee of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CEPCIDI)

Date: October 11, 2006
Place: Liberator Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Vidéo
Regular meeting of the OAS Permanent Council

Date: October 11, 2006
Place: Liberator Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro - OEA
Communiqués de presse | Discours | Vidéo
The OAS and the government of Panama sign an agreement related to the OAS observer mission that will be present for the October 22 referendum on the proposed expansion of the Panama Canal.

Date: October 11, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Communiqués de presse
OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza meets with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Rodrigo de Rato.

Date: October 10, 2006
Place: Miranda Room, OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Communiqués de presse
Secretary General José Miguel Insulza meets with Ecuador’s Foreign Trade Minister Tomás Peribonio. The Ecuadorian Ambassador to the USA, Luis Gallegos, accompanied the minister’s delegation.

Date: October 6, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Secretary General José Miguel Insulza receives Presidents of Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica and Guatemala.

Date: October 6, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Canada’s Ambassador Graeme Clark and OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza sign memorandum of understanding for Canadian city of Montreal to host Third Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Culture.

Date: October 5, 2006
Place: Washington, DC
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro - OEA
Communiqués de presse
Bolivia ratifies the Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights.

Date: October 5, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Communiqués de presse
Presentation by the Assistant Secretary General, Ambassador Albert Ramdin at the Seminar on Threats, Concerns and other Challenges to Hemispheric Security at the Inter-American Defense College

Date: October 3, 2006
Place: Inter-American Defense College - Washington, DC
Communiqués de presse | Discours
OAS and Bolivian Sign Agreement for First Inter-American Meeting of Ministers and High-Level Authorities of Sustainable Development in the framework of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development

Date: October 3, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
George Soros, Soros Fund Management chairman and founder of the the Open Society Institute, headlines Lecture Series of the Americas at the Organization of American States

Date: October 3, 2006
Place: Washington, DC
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro - OEA
Communiqués de presse | Discours | Vidéo | Links
OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza participated in the opening session of the VII Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas, held in Managua Nicaragua

Date: October 2, 2006
Place: Managua, Nicaragua
Photos: OEA
Communiqués de presse | Discours
The Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago, Ambassador Marina Valere, Assumes the Presidency of the Permanent Council of the OAS

Date: October 2, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Communiqués de presse | Vidéo