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« December 2006 »

The OAS says farewell to the Permanent Representative of Ecuador, Ambassador Mario Alemán.

Date: December 28, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
The OAS says farewell to the Permanent Representative of the United States, Ambassador John F. Maisto.

Date: December 18, 2006
Place: Liberator Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
The OAS Permanent Council hears a report on the observaiton of the recent elections in Saint Lucia.

Date: December 18, 2006
Place: Liberator Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
The Organization of American Status (OEA) signs a memorandum of understanding with the government of Chile on technical cooperation for Caribbean countries.

Date: December 15, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Joint Meeting of the Permanent Council and the Permanent Executive Committee of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development

Date: December 14, 2006
Place: Liberator Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Brazil ratifies the Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions.

Date: December 14, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Farewell to Ambassador José Luis Velásquez Pereira, Permanent Representative of Nicaragua to the OAS.

Date: December 13, 2006
Place: Liberator Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
The OAS Permanent Council hears reports on election observations in Ecuador and Venezuela.

Date: December 13, 2006
Place: Liberator Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Communiqués de presse | Discours
Signing of a framework cooperation agreement between the OAS and the United Nations Development Programme.

Date: December 13, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Communiqués de presse
OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza addresses the Committee of Experts of the Follow-Up Mechanism of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption.

Date: December 12, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Communiqués de presse
At the OAS, Argentina signs a treaty on human rights and accedes to another on criminal matters.

Date: December 12, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Communiqués de presse
Representatives of countries that support ongoing negotiations between Belice and Guatemala meet at the OAS.

Date: December 12, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
At the OAS, the member countries renew their efforts to stem the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Date: December 11, 2006
Place: Liberator Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
At OAS headquarters, Assistant Secretary General Albert R. Ramdin receives the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guyana, Rudy Insanally.

Date: December 8, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: OEA
OAS Assistant Secretary General Albert R. Ramdin meets with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Suriname, Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk.

Date: December 8, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
At the invitation of U.S. Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon, OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza met at the State Department with a group of U.S. diplomats to discuss issues affecting the region.

Date: December 7, 2006
Place: State Department - Washington, DC
Photos: OEA
OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza names New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson as his Special Envoy for Hemispheric Affairs.

Date: December 7, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Communiqués de presse | Vidéo
In Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, the First Inter-American Meeting of Ministers and High-Level Authorities on Sustainable Development comes to a close.

Date: December 5, 2006
Place: Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Photos: OEA
Saint Lucia and the Organization of American States sign an agreement related to the OAS Electoral Observation Mission that will monitor the December 11 elections in that Caribbean country.

Date: December 5, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
President Oscar Arias of Costa Rica addresses the OAS Permanent Council.

Date: December 5, 2006
Place: Hall of the Americas, OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Communiqués de presse | Discours | Vidéo
First Inter-American Meeting of Ministers and High-Level Authorities of Sustainable Development

Date: December 4, 2006
Place: Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Photos: OEA
At the OAS, a new round of negotiations begins on the draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Date: December 4, 2006
Place: Liberator Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Communiqués de presse | Vidéo | Links | Documents
OAS Electoral Observation Mission in Venezuela (2)

Date: December 3, 2006
Place: Caracas, Venezuela
Photos: OAS/OEA
Communiqués de presse