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.
Department of External and Institutional Relations
The status of Permanent Observer to the Organization of American States was
established by the
General Assembly at its first regular session, held in San José, Costa Rica,
in 1971 [AG/RES. 50 (I-O/71)]. Permanent observers participate in the
Organization’s activities and contribute to its programs.
March 30, 2006 - The Ambassador of the Holy See presented his
credentials to OAS Secretary General José
Miguel Insulza at OAS Headquarters in
Washington, D.C.
March 8, 2006 - OAS Secretary General José
Miguel Insulza met with Gustavo Manuel de
Arístegui y San Román, spokesman for the Popular
Party in the Foreign Affairs Committee of
Spain's House of Representatives.
March 2, 2006 - OAS Secretary General José
Miguel Insulza welcomed His Excellency
Ambassador Joseph Weyland, Permanent Observer of
Luxembourg to the OAS.
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November 30, 2006 - Secretary General José
Miguel Insulza met in Madrid, Spain with Spanish
Defense Minister José
Antonio Alonso Suárez. 
November 27, 2006 - Donato Di Santo, Deputy Foreign Minister of
Italy, visited OAS Headquarters in Washington,
D.C. 
May 24, 2006 - OAS Secretary General José
Miguel Insulza received a visit from the
Permanent Observer of the United Kingdom, Alan
Charlton. 
March 30, 2006 - The Ambassador of the Holy See presented his
credentials to OAS Secretary General José
Miguel Insulza at OAS Headquarters in
Washington, D.C. 
March 8, 2006 - OAS Secretary General José
Miguel Insulza met with Gustavo Manuel de
Arístegui y San Román, spokesman for the Popular
Party in the Foreign Affairs Committee of
Spain's House of Representatives. 
March 2, 2006 - OAS Secretary General José
Miguel Insulza welcomed His Excellency
Ambassador Joseph Weyland, Permanent Observer of
Luxembourg to the OAS.