Christopher Hernández-Roy, a Canadian and Spanish citizen, previously served as Director of the Department of Public Security and was responsible for the Organization's programs to combat transnational organized crime and gangs, fight the trafficking of human beings, prevent the proliferation of and trafficking in arms and explosives, and advance humanitarian de-mining in the hemisphere. Mr. Hernández-Roy has worked at the OAS since 1995 and has served in various capacities, including six years as a policy adviser to the Secretary General and to the Assistant Secretary General.

Mr. Hernández-Roy was formerly the Coordinator of the OAS Peace Fund and was intimately involved in the Organization's efforts to peacefully resolve border disputes between Honduras and Nicaragua; Belize and Guatemala; and Honduras and El Salvador.

He has served as a Principal Specialist in the Summit of the Americas Secretariat, as an Electoral Observation Officer, and as the head of a number of civilian verification missions in Central America. Mr. Hernández-Roy also worked for a short time with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

He holds a BA Honours degree from Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada) and an M. Phil. degree in international relations from the University of Cambridge, England.