Each year the OAS Secretary General publishes a proposed Program-Budget for the coming calendar year. The OAS General Assembly meets in a Special Session to approve the Program-Budget. Find these documents from 1998-2013 here.
Each year in April, the OAS Board of External Auditors publishes a report covering the previous calendar year’s financial results. Reports covering 1996-2016 may be found here.
Approximately six weeks after the end of each semester, the OAS publishes a Semiannual Management and Performance Report, which since 2013 includes reporting on programmatic results. The full texts may be found here.
Here you will find data on the Human Resources of the OAS, including its organizational structure, each organizational unit’s staffing, vacant posts, and performance contracts.
The OAS executes a variety of projects funded by donors. Evaluation reports are commissioned by donors. Reports of these evaluations may be found here.
The Inspector General provides the Secretary General with reports on the audits, investigations, and inspections conducted. These reports are made available to the Permanent Council. More information may be found here.
The OAS has discussed for several years the real estate issue, the funding required for maintenance and repairs, as well as the deferred maintenance of its historic buildings. The General Secretariat has provided a series of options for funding it. The most recent document, reflecting the current status of the Strategy, is CP/CAAP-3211/13 rev. 4.
Here you will find information related to the GS/OAS Procurement Operations, including a list of procurement notices for formal bids, links to the performance contract and travel control measure reports, the applicable procurement rules and regulations, and the training and qualifications of its staff.
The OAS Treasurer certifies the financial statements of all funds managed or administered by the GS/OAS. Here you will find the latest general purpose financial reports for the main OAS funds, as well as OAS Quarterly Financial Reports (QFRs).
Every year the GS/OAS publishes the annual operating plans for all areas of the Organization, used to aid in the formulation of the annual budget and as a way to provide follow-up on institutional mandates.
Here you will find information related to the OAS Strategic Plan 2016-2020, including its design, preparation and approval.
New Permanent Representative of Chile Presented Credentials to OAS Secretary General
July 20, 2018
Photo: OAS
The new Permanent Representative of Chile to the Organization of American States (OAS), Hernán Salinas, today presented his credentials to the Secretary General of the Organization, Luis Almagro.
Ambassador Salinas said his government and the OAS share the same values and principles. “The defense of democracy and human rights are fundamental to the foreign policy of Chile and the administration of President Piñera. We recognize the contribution of the OAS and the reaffirmation of the Inter – American Democratic Charter,” stated Ambassador Salinas.
For his part, the Secretary General of the OAS, Luis Almagro, was convinced that the Chilean diplomat will contribute to the defense of the fundamental principles of the hemispheric Organization. According to Almagro, “Ambassador Salinas has extensive experience in the defense of human rights and he has firsthand knowledge of the Inter–American legal framework. We know that his input will be important for the Organization.”
The ceremony was attended by the Chilean Minister of Foreign Affairs, Roberto Ampuero, the Assistant Secretary General of the OAS, the Chair of the Permanent Council and the Permanent Representatives of various member states.
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