Briefings and Tours (May 9, 2011)

 

On May 9, the OAS received 24 Canadian students from The Université de Sherbrooke. Betty Arevalo, Specialist, Department of International Affairs, escorted them on a tour through the Historical OAS Building. Sherry Stephenson, Head Institutional Relations Department of International Affairs, welcomed them and gave an overview of the organization; and Elizabeth Abi-Mershed, Assistant Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, gave a presentation on Human Rights. At the end of the session, Mr. Pierre Giroux, Counselor, Alternate Representative of the Permanent Mission of Canada addressed the group on the Role of Canada at the OAS.