Briefings and Tours (February 4)

On February 4, 73 OAS Interns were given a guided tour of the Historic Main Building by Aline Hommes, Specialist, Department of International Affairs, Secretariat for External Relations. The tour also included a walk through the underground tunnel entitled “Roots of Peace”, painted by Uruguayan artist Carlos Páez Vilaro. The second stop of the tour was at the Columbus Memorial Library, with information provided by Stella Villagran, Reference Librarian, Columbus Memorial Library, Department of the Assistant Secretary General, and concluded with a viewing of the Permanent Collection at the Art Museum, with Adriana Ospina, Docent, Art Museum of the Americas, Department of Cultural Services, Secretariat for External Relations.