June 2007

On June 29, 34 participants of the Foreign Service Institute visited the OAS Historic Headquarters. The group received a tour by Aline Hommes, Specialist, Department of External Relations, and a briefing on the OAS from Chief of Institutional Relations, Jane Thery.  

On June 28, 89 OAS interns received a tour of the building from Aline Hommes, Specialist, Department of External Relations, and a briefing and welcome by Jane Thery, Chief, Institutional Relations, Department of External Relations. The program also included a walk through the underground painted tunnel with the theme "Roots of Peace" by Uruguayan Artist Carlos Páez Vilaró. At the Administrative building, the interns received a briefing by Beverly Wharton Lake, Director and Stella Villagran, Reference Library at the Columbus Memorial Library.  

On June 27, 24 parliamentary representatives from the Fullbright Commission of Argentina in conjunction with the University of Delaware and the Center for International Studies visited the OAS historical headquarters. The group received a tour by Aline Hommes, Specialist, Department of External Relations and a briefing by the OAS Chief of Institutional Relations, Jane Thery.  

On June 22, 12 students from George Mason University visited the OAS Historic headquarters. The group received a tour and briefing on the OAS from Aline Hommes, Specialist, Department of External Relations.  

On June 20, 95 military personnel from the National War College of Brazil visited the OAS historic headquarters. The group of 95 military personnel divided into three groups and received a tour of the OAS Main Building headquarters from Aline Hommes, Lincoln Bernardes, and Luis Coimbra.  

On June 18, 40 students from the U.S. Institute of Peace visited the OAS. The students were winners from 1,000 participants who submitted their work for a national essay contest on the topic: "Reintegrating Children, Building Peace: Interaction, Education and Participation." The group was given a tour of the OAS historic headquarters by Specialist, Department of External Relations, Aline Hommes, and a briefing on the OAS from Jane Thery, Chief, Institutional Relations. Nelly Robinson, Program Coordinator for MOAS briefed the students on the OAS Model Assembly. 

On June 14, Ambassador Maria Tamayo with several students from her class on Latin America at American University received a tour of the OAS Main Building with Aline Hommes, Specialist, and an overview of the Organization by Jane Thery, Chief, Institutional Relations, Department of External Relations.