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Secretary General José Miguel Insulza meets at the OAS with representatives of the Joint Summit Working Group.  

Date: February 26, 2007
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Patricia Leiva
Farewell to Ambassador Sonia Merlyn Johnny, Permanent Representative of Saint Lucia to the OAS.

Date: February 26, 2007
Place: Liberator Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights opens its 127th period of sessions.

Date: February 26, 2007
Place: Liberator Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza meets with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Bolivia, David Choquehuanca Céspedes.

Date: February 26, 2007
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
The OAS Permanent Council welcomes Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca Céspedes during a special session convened in his honor.

Date: February 26, 2007
Place: Liberator Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
The OAS Permanent Council holds a special meeting to examine possible measures that can be taken to meet the region's environmental challenges.

Date: February 23, 2007
Place: Liberator Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL) sign an agreement to strengthen their cooperation efforts.

Date: February 23, 2007
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Visit by Korean Delegation

Date: February 22, 2007
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
OAS Assistant Secretary General Albert R. Ramdin meets with the President of the Inter-American Commission of Women, Jacqui Quinn-Leandro.

Date: February 22, 2007
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza meets with Ambassador Gabriel Fuks, President of the White Helmets Commission

Date: February 22, 2007
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
The OAS and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) will work together to strengthen political parties in the Americas.

Date: February 22, 2007
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Regular meeting of the OAS Permanent Council.

Date: February 21, 2007
Place: Liberator Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Ambassador Juan León Alvarado, Guatemala's Alternate Representative to the OAS, says farewell to the Permanent Council.

Date: February 21, 2007
Place: Liberator Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza meets with the President of the Inter-American Commission of Women, Jacqui Quinn-Leandro.

Date: February 21, 2007
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Visit by African Union Representative.

Date: February 20, 2007
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza meets with Panamanian Trade Minister Andy Ferrer.

Date: February 16, 2007
Place: Liberator Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Patricia Leiva
Two former Foreign Ministers of El Salvador, Oscar Santamaría and Fidel Chávez Mena, talk about the negotiation process that 15 years ago brought an end to that country's prolonged conflict.

Date: February 16, 2007
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Communiqués de presse | Discours | Vidéo | Links
OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza participates in an event in Mexico to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Tlatelolco Treaty.

Date: February 14, 2007
Place: Mexico City, Mexico
Photos: OAS/OEA
In Soria, Spain, OAS Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin participates in an international forum on sustainable development.

Date: February 14, 2007
Place: Soria, Spain
Photos: OAS/OEA
In Lima, Peru, President Alan García welcomes OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza

Date: February 13, 2007
Place: Lima, Peru
Photos: OAS/OEA
Communiqués de presse | Documents
At the OAS, a work plan is presented to help protect the human rights of migrant workers in the Americas and their families.

Date: February 13, 2007
Place: Washington, DC
Photos: Patricia Leiva
Communiqués de presse
The OAS presents a donation to Bolivia to support its efforts to help victims of the recent flooding.

Date: February 9, 2007
Place: Washington, DC
Photos: Patricia Leiva
OAS Secretary General Visits Senator Lugar.

Date: February 9, 2007
Place: Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Under an agreement signed with the government of El Salvador, the OAS will provide technical assistance to help strengthen the voter registry and improve democratic participation.

Date: February 9, 2007
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Ian Edwars
Denmark presents a donation to support the Rapporteurship on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, within the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

Date: February 8, 2007
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
OAS Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin meets with Haiti's Tourism Minister, Patrick Delatour.

Date: February 8, 2007
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Ian Edwards
OAS Secretary General José MIguel Insulza meets with U.S. Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY), who chairs the House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.  

Date: February 8, 2007
Place: Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza talks about socioeconomic and political trends in the region, in a speech at the Center for American Progress in Washington.

Date: February 8, 2007
Place: Center for American Progress - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Visit by Secretary General to Jamaica.

Date: February 7, 2007
Place: Jamaica
Photos: JIS/Dave Reid
OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza and Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin meet with U.S. Congressional Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY).

Date: February 5, 2007
Place: Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza meets with the President of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, Harry Brautigam, at OAS headquarters.

Date: February 5, 2007
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
At the OAS, the government of the Dominican Republic registers its ratification of an inter-American treaty to eliminate discrimination against persons with disabilities.

Date: February 5, 2007
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Communiqués de presse | Vidéo
Under agreements signed at the OAS, Panama will host the next OAS General Assembly and several other hemispheric meetings.

Date: February 5, 2007
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Communiqués de presse | Vidéo
Venezuela presents a contribution to the OAS to support the preparation of the Draft Social Charter of the Americas.

Date: February 5, 2007
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Communiqués de presse
Visit by Haitian Foreign Minister

Date: February 1, 2007
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Students and advisers of the Inter-American Defense College attend a briefing at the OAS on issues of importance to the region.

Date: February 1, 2007
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
The Organization of American States (OAS), in cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross, holds a meeting and a course on international humanitarian law.

Date: February 1, 2007
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Communiqués de presse | Vidéo