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OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza meets with members of the US House of Representatives

Date: June 27, 2006
Place: Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Communiqués de presse
OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza meets with US Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Date: June 27, 2006
Place: Washington, DC
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro - OEA
Communiqués de presse
Spain shows its support of the OAS through a new agreement that establishes a special fund to fiinance programs of mutual interest.

Date: June 26, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Communiqués de presse
OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza speaks at the graduation ceremony of the Inter-American Defense College, which took place at OAS headquarters

Date: June 23, 2006
Place: Hall of the Americas, OAS Main Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Communiqués de presse
Colombia's Permanent Mission to the OAS hosts a reception to open an exhibition honoring the first OAS Secretary General (1948-1954), Alberto Lleras Camargo.

Date: June 20, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
OAS Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin receives a visit from Nicaraguan presidential candidate Eduardo Montealegre.

Date: June 15, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro - OEA
Members of Colombia's armed forces, from that country's War College, visit OAS headquarters for a briefing on such priority issues as human rights, the fight against terrorism and the OAS Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia.

Date: June 14, 2006
Place: Liberator Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
The Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE), Steven Monblatt, speaks to members of the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB) during a briefing on OAS priority issues.

Date: June 9, 2006
Place: OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Sesión Protocolar del Consejo Permanente Para Recibir a la Excelentísima Presidenta de Chile Sra. Michelle Bachelet Jeria

Date: June 8, 2006
Place: Liberator Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Building - Washington, DC
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro/Juan Manuel Herrera
Communiqués de presse | Discours | Vidéo
At a press conference, OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, Carlos Morales Troncoso, give their views on the just-ended OAS General Assembly session.

Date: June 6, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro - OEA
Communiqués de presse | Discours | Vidéo | Links | Documents
Closing Session of the XXXVI OAS General Assembly.

Date: June 6, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Communiqués de presse | Discours | Vidéo | Links | Documents
XXXVI OAS General Assembly-Fourth Plenary Session

Date: June 6, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
XXXVI OAS General Assembly- Dominican Republic

Date: June 6, 2006
Place: Dominican Republic
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrrera
The OAS Trust for the Americas and Microsoft hold a luncheon to launch a program to create jobs in the Caribbean through new technologies.

Date: June 6, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro - OEA
Communiqués de presse | Discours | Vidéo | Links | Documents
The region’s foreign ministers receive the first Hemispheric Report of the Mechanism for Follow-Up on the Implementation of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption.

Date: June 6, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
The OAS General Assembly begins its final day of deliberations in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Date: June 6, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro - OEA
Communiqués de presse | Discours | Vidéo | Links | Documents
During the OAS General Assembly, the heads of delegation of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have a breakfast meeting with OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza.

Date: June 6, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Photos: Ian Edwards
Communiqués de presse | Discours | Vidéo | Links | Documents
The President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernández, hosts a luncheon at the Presidential Palace for the delegations participating in the OAS General Assembly in Santo Domingo.

Date: June 5, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro - OEA
OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza meets with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Belize, Eamon Courtenay, and Guatemala, Jorge Briz.

Date: June 5, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
The region’s foreign ministers take part in the second plenary session of the OAS General Assembly in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Date: June 5, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
The region’s foreign ministers take part in the first plenary session of the OAS General Assembly in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Date: June 5, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
During the OAS General Assembly in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the Central American heads of delegation have a breakfast meeting with OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza.  

Date: June 5, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro - OEA
The region’s foreign ministers take part in the first plenary session of the OAS General Assembly in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Date: June 5, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro - OEA
The General Assembly of the Organization of American States begins with an opening ceremony at the National Theater in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Date: June 4, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro - OEA
The General Assembly of the Organization of American States begins with an opening ceremony at the National Theater in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Date: June 4, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Foreign ministers from around the Americas have gathered in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, for the General Assembly of the Organization of American States.

Date: June 4, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro - OEA
Before the formal opening of the OAS General Assembly, the heads of delegation hold a dialogue with representatives of the private sector.

Date: June 4, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Repúblic
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro - OEA
Before the formal opening of the OAS General Assembly, the heads of delegation meet with Permanent Observers.

Date: June 4, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro - OEA
In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza has a working lunch with representatives of international institutions.

Date: June 4, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro - OEA
The Summit Implementation Review Group (SIRG), which follows up on the Summit of the Americas process, holds a meeting within the framework of the OAS General Assembly.

Date: June 4, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Hours before the formal opening of the OAS General Assembly, the heads of the member state delegations meet for a private dialogue.

Date: June 4, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro - OEA
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where the annual session of the OAS General Assembly is taking place, the heads of delegation participate in a dialogue with representatives of civil society.

Date: June 4, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza meets with Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Peter. MacKay.

Date: June 4, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
Before the formal opening of the OAS General Assembly, the heads of delegation meet with Permanent Observers.

Date: June 4, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Photos: Cortecia R.D
Communiqués de presse | Discours | Vidéo
In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza meets with Nicholas Negroponte, President of the "One Laptop per Child" initiative.

Date: June 4, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro - OEA
OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza meets with Vinton Cerf, Vice President of Google, before the annual meeting of the OAS General Assembly.

Date: June 4, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro - OEA
OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza meets with Venezuela's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alí Rodríguez Araque.

Date: June 4, 2006
Place: Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza meets with the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Luis Machinea, before the annual meeting of the OAS General Assembly.

Date: June 4, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza and Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin give a press conference before the start of the General Assembly in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Date: June 3, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza speaks at the opening of a forum on "Democratic Stability in the Americas: The Institutional Role of the OAS."

Date: June 3, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA
The President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernández, talks to business leaders from around the region, at a dinner for participants in the Private Sector Privado.

Date: June 3, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro - OEA
Communiqués de presse | Discours | Vidéo
In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Panamanian President Martín Torrijos addresses the Private Sector Forum, one of the activities leading up to the annual session of the OAS General Assembly.

Date: June 3, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
Photos: Roberto Ribeiro - OEA
Communiqués de presse | Discours | Vidéo
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, opens the Private Sector Forum, which is taking place June 2-3 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on the eve of the OAS General Assembly.

Date: June 2, 2006
Place: Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OEA