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Relations with Permanent Observers

  • Permanent Observers
  • Permanent Observer Status with the OAS
  • Order of Entry
  • Contributions
  • Report to Permanent Observers 2020-2021
  • Benefits of Partnering with the OAS

 

Permanent Observers

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.

The OAS currently has 75 Permanent Observers.

ALBANIA

Ambassador Floreta Faber
Permanent Observer
2100 S Street NW
Washington DC 20008
Telephone: (202) 223-4942
Fax: (202) 628-7342
Embassy | Email | Profile

ALGERIA

Ambassador Sabri Boukadoum
Permanent Observer
2118 Kalorama Road, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
T: (202) 265-2800
Embassy | Email | Profile

ANGOLA

Ambassador Joaquim do Espirito Santo
Permanent Observer
2108 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009
Telephone: (202) 785-1156
Fax: (202) 822-9049
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ARMENIA

Ambassador Lilit Makunts
Permanent Observer
2225 R Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Telephone: (202) 319-1976
Fax: (202) 319-2982
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AUSTRALIA

Ambassador Jason Robertson
Permanent Observer
1145 17th St NW,
Washington DC, 20036-4707
Telephone: +1 (202) 797 3000
Fax: +1 (202) 797 3168
Embassy | Email

AUSTRIA

Ambassador Petra Schneebauer
Permanent Observer
3524 International Court, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 895-6700
Fax: (202) 895-6750
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AZERBAIJAN

Ambassador Khazar Ibrahim
Permanent Observer
2741 34th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 337-3500
Fax: (202) 337-5911
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BANGLADESH

Ambassador Muhammad Imran
Permanent Observer Mission of Bangladesh
3510 International Drive, NW,
Washington, D.C. 20008
Embassy | Email

BELGIUM

Ambassador Jean-Arthur Régibeau
Permanent Observer
3330 Garfield Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
T: (202) 333-6900
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BENIN

Ambassador Jean-Claude do Rego
Permanent Observer
2124 Kalorama Road, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 232-6656
Fax: (202) 265-1996
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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Ambassador Sven Alkalaj
Permanent Observer
2109 "E" St., N.W.
Washington D.C. 20037
Telephone: (202) 337-1500
Fax: (202) 337-1502
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BULGARIA

Ambassador Georgi Panayotov
Permanent Observer
1621 22nd. St., N.W
Washington D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 387-0174
Fax: (202) 234-7973
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CHINA

Ambassador Xie Feng
Permanent Observer
3505 International Place, NW
Washington, DC  20008
Tel: (202) 495-2166
Fax: (202) 362-1653
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CROATIA

Ambassador Pjer Šimunović
Permanent Observer
2343 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.
Washington D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 588-5899
Fax: (202) 588-8936
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CYPRUS

Ambassador Evangelos Savva
  Permanent Observer
2211 "R" Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 462-5772
Fax: (202) 483-6710
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CZECH REPUBLIC

Ambassador Miloslav Stašek
Permanent Observer
3900 Spring of Freedom St. N.W.
Washington D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 274-9100
Fax: (202) 966-8540
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DENMARK

Ambassador Jesper Møller Sørensen
Permanent Observer
3200 Whitehaven St, NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 234-4300
Fax: (202) 328-1470
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EGYPT


Ambassador Motaz Zahran
Permanent Observer
3521 International Court, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 895-5400
Fax: (202) 244-5131
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Ambassador Crisantos Obama Ondo
Permanent Observer
2020 16th Street N.W.
Washington, D.C., 20009
T: (202) 518-5700
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ESTONIA

Ambassador Kristjan Prikk
Permanent Observer
2131 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 588-0101
Fax: (202) 588-0108
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EUROPEAN UNION

Ambassador Jovita Neliupšienė
Permanent Observer
2175 K Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
Telephone: (202) 862-9500
Fax: (202) 429-1766
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FINLAND

Ambassador Mikko Hautala
Permanent Observer
3301 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 298-5800
Fax: (202) 298-6030
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FRANCE

Ambassador Céline Giusti
Permanent Observer
4101 Reservoir Road, NW
Washington, DC 20007
Telephone: (202) 295-3801
Fax: (202) 944-6301
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GEORGIA

Ambassador David Zalkaliani
Permanent Observer
1824 R Street, NW
Washington, DC. 20009
Telephone: (202) 387-2390
Fax: (202) 387-0864
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GERMANY

Ambassador Andreas Michaelis
Permanent Observer
4645 Reservoir Road NW
Washington, D.C. 20007
Telephone: (202) 298-4000
Fax: (202) 298-4391
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GHANA

Ghana

Ambassador Hajia Alima Mahama
Permanent Observer
3512 International Dr., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 686-4520
Fax: (202) 686-4527
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GREECE

Ambassador Alexandra Papadopoulou
Permanent Observer
2217 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 939-1300
Fax: (202) 939-1324
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HOLY SEE

Monsignor Juan Antonio Cruz Serrano
Permanent Observer
3339 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Fax: (202) 337-4036
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HUNGARY

Ambassador Mr. Szabolcs Takác
Permanent Observer
3910 Shoemaker St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 362-6730
Fax: (202) 966-8135
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ICELAND

Ambassador Bergdis Ellertsdottir
Permanent Observer
2900 K Street, NW, # 509
Washington, D.C. 20007
T: (202) 265-6653
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INDIA

Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu
2107 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
T: (202) 939-7000
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IRELAND

Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason
Permanent Observer
2234 Massachusetts Ave, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 462-3939
Fax: (202) 232-5993
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ISRAEL

Ambassador Michael Herzog
Permanent Observer
3514 International Drive, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 364-5500
Fax: (202) 364-5429
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ITALY

Ambassador Roberto Nocella
Permanent Observer
3000 Whitehaven St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 612-4400 / (202) 612-4472
Fax: (202) 518-2154
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JAPAN

Ambassador Takehiro Shimada
Permanent Observer
2520 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 238-6700
Fax: (202) 328-2187
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KAZAKHSTAN

Ambassador Yerzhan Ashikbayev
Permanent Observer
1401 16th Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20036
Telephone: (202) 232-5488
Fax: (202) 232-5845
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KOREA

Ambassador Choon-goo- Kim
Permanent Observer
2450 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 939-5600
Fax: (202) 797-0595
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LATVIA

Ambassador Elita Kuzma
Permanent Observer
2306 Massachusetts Ave., NW.
Washington, DC 20008
Telephone: (202) 328-2840
Fax: (202) 328-2860
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LEBANON

Ambassador Waël Hachem (Chargé d'Affaires)
2560 28th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
T: (202) 939-6300
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LIECHTENSTEIN

Ambassador Georg Sparber
Permanent Observer
2900 K Street, NW,
Suite 602-B
Washington, DC 20007
T: (202) 331-0590
F: (202) 331-3221
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LITHUANIA

Ambassador Audra Plepytė
2622 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009
T: (202) 234-5860
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LUXEMBOURG

Ambassador Nicole Bintner-Bakshian
Permanent Observer
2200 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20008
T: (202) 265-4171
mbassy | Email | Profile

MALTA

Ambassador Pierre Clive Agius
Permanent Observer
2017 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 462-3611
Fax: (202) 387-5470
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MOLDOVA

Mrs. Veronica Ursu Viorel
Chargée d'affaires a.i.
Minister Counselor
2101 S Street NW
Washington D.C., 20008
[email protected]
(202) 667 1130 ext.21
Embassy | Email

MONACO

 

Ambassador Maguy Maccario Doyle
Permanent Observer
3400 International Drive, NW
Suite 2K - 100
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 234-1530
Fax: (202) 244-7656
Embassy | Email | Profile

MONTENEGRO

Ambassador Nebojša Kaluđerović
Permanent Observer
1610 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20009
T: (202) 234-6108
F: (202) 234-6109
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MOROCCO

Ambassador Youssef Amrani
Permanent Observer
3508 International Drive Nortwest,
Washington, DC 20008
Telephones: (202) 803-4863
(202) 462-7979
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NETHERLANDS

Ambassador Birgitta Tazelaar
Permanent Observer
4200 Linnean Avenue NW Washington, DC 20008
Telephone: (202) 244-5300
Fax: (202) 362-3430
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NIGERIA



Ambassador Sylvanus Adiewere Nsofor
Permanent Observer
3519 International Court NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 986-8400
Fax: (202) 362-6541
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NORWAY



Ambassador Anniken Anniken Huitfeldt
Permanent Observer
Royal Norwegian Embassy
2720 34th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 333-6000
Fax: (202) 469-3990
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PAKISTAN

Ambassador Asad Majeed Khan
Permanent Observer
3517 International Court, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 243-6500
Fax: (202) 686-1534
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PHILIPPINES

His Excellency
Jose Manuel G. Romualdez
Permanent Observer
1600 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington DC., 20036
T: (202) 467-9364
F:(202) 467-9417
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POLAND

Ambassador Piotr Wilczek
Permanent Observer
2640 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009
Telephones: (202) 499 17 00
Fax: (202) 328-6271
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PORTUGAL

Ambassador Francisco Duarte Lopes
Permanent Observer
2012 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 350-5400
Fax: (202) 462-3726
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QATAR

Ambassador Sheikh Meshal bin Hamad Al-Thani
Permanent Observer
2555 M Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037
Telephone: (202) 274-1600
Fax: (202) 237-0061
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REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA

His Excellency
Oliver Krliu
Charge d’ Affaires
Permanent Observer
2129 Wyoming Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 667-0501
Fax: (202) 667-2131
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ROMANIA

Ambassador George Cristian Maior
Permanent Observer
1607 23rd Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
T: (202) 332-4747
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SAUDI ARABIA

Her Royal Highness Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Permanent Observer
601 New Hampshire Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037
T: (202)342-3800
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REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

Ambassador Djerdj Matkovic
Permanent Observer
2233 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 410
Washington, D.C. 20007
Tel: (202) 332-0333
Fax: (202) 332-3933
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SLOVAK REPUBLIC

Ambassador Ivan Korčok
Permanent Observer
3523 International Court, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 237-1054
Fax: (202) 237-6438
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SLOVENIA

Ambassador Stanislav Vidovič
Permanent Observer
2410 California Street NW
Washington, DC 20008.
Tel: (202) 386-6610
Fax: (202) 386-6633
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SPAIN

Ambassador Carmen Montón
Permanent Observer
2558 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20008-2843
Telephones: (202) 265-8365 / 332-0315
Fax: (202) 332-6889
Embassy | Email | Profile

SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka

His Excellency
Ambassador Mahinda Samarasinghe
Permanent Observer
3025 Whitehaven Street N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 483-4025
Fax: (202) 232-7181
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SWEDEN

Ambassador Urban Ahlin
Permanent Observer
2900 K Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20007
Telephone: (202) 467-2600
Fax: (202) 467-2699
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SWITZERLAND

 

Ambassador Ralf Heckner
Permanent Observer
2900 Cathedral Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 745-7900
Fax: (202) 387-2564
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TOGO

Ambassador Frédéric Edem Hegbe
Permanent Observer
2208 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20008
Telephone: +1-202 2344212
Fax: +1-202 2323190
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THAILAND

Ambassador Thani Thongphakdi's
Permanent Observer
1024 Wisconsin Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
Telephone: (202) 944-3600
Fax: (202) 944-3611
Embassy | Email | Profile

TUNISIA

Ambassador Fayçal Gouia
Permanent Observer
1515 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
T: (202) 862-1850
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Türkiye

Ambassador Sedat Önal
Permanent Observer
2525 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 612-6700
Fax: (202) 612-6744
Embassy | Email | Profile

UKRAINE

Ambassador  Oksana Markarova
Permanent Observer
3350 M Street, N.W.
Washington D. C. 20007
T: (202) 333-0606
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UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

Ambassador James Roscoe, Permanent Observer
Permanent Observer
3100 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.
Washington D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 588-6500
Fax: (202) 588-7870
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UZBEKISTAN

Ambassador Javlon Vakhabov
Permanent Observer
1746 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
Telephone: +1 (202) 8875300
Fax: +1 (202) 293-6804
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VANUATU

Ambassador Odo Tevi
Permanent Observer
800 Second Avenue
Suite 400B
New York, NY 10017
Telephone: (212) 661-4303
Fax: (212) 422-3427
Embassy | Email | Profile

YEMEN

 Ambassador Mohammed Abdullah Mohammed Al-Hadhrami
Permanent Observer
2319 Wyoming Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
T: (202) 337-8113
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