Each year the OAS Secretary General publishes a proposed Program-Budget for the coming calendar year. The OAS General Assembly meets in a Special Session to approve the Program-Budget. Find these documents from 1998-2013 here.
Each year in April, the OAS Board of External Auditors publishes a report covering the previous calendar year’s financial results. Reports covering 1996-2016 may be found here.
Approximately six weeks after the end of each semester, the OAS publishes a Semiannual Management and Performance Report, which since 2013 includes reporting on programmatic results. The full texts may be found here.
Here you will find data on the Human Resources of the OAS, including its organizational structure, each organizational unit’s staffing, vacant posts, and performance contracts.
The OAS executes a variety of projects funded by donors. Evaluation reports are commissioned by donors. Reports of these evaluations may be found here.
The Inspector General provides the Secretary General with reports on the audits, investigations, and inspections conducted. These reports are made available to the Permanent Council. More information may be found here.
The OAS has discussed for several years the real estate issue, the funding required for maintenance and repairs, as well as the deferred maintenance of its historic buildings. The General Secretariat has provided a series of options for funding it. The most recent document, reflecting the current status of the Strategy, is CP/CAAP-3211/13 rev. 4.
Here you will find information related to the GS/OAS Procurement Operations, including a list of procurement notices for formal bids, links to the performance contract and travel control measure reports, the applicable procurement rules and regulations, and the training and qualifications of its staff.
The OAS Treasurer certifies the financial statements of all funds managed or administered by the GS/OAS. Here you will find the latest general purpose financial reports for the main OAS funds, as well as OAS Quarterly Financial Reports (QFRs).
Every year the GS/OAS publishes the annual operating plans for all areas of the Organization, used to aid in the formulation of the annual budget and as a way to provide follow-up on institutional mandates.
Here you will find information related to the OAS Strategic Plan 2016-2020, including its design, preparation and approval.
Unveiling of the Tall Torch of Liberty Sculpture by Greg Wyatt at the OAS Garden
August 30, 2019
The Organization of American States (OAS) will hold an unveiling ceremony of the Tall Torch of Liberty sculpture by renowned sculptor Greg Wyatt on Wednesday, September 4th, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. on the grounds of the Main OAS Building in Washington DC.
The Tall Torch of Liberty is a donation from the Newington-Cropsey Foundation and Greg Wyatt, sculptor-in-residence of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City. The sculpture represents the hands of humanity struggling in bondage and dramatically breaking the shackles and chains of captivity expressing our given rights of peace and creativity. This donation also includes sculpture Unbound Slave and the circular walkway installation.
The ceremony will feature remarks by:
• OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro
• The Permanent Representative of the United States to the OAS, Carlos Trujillo
• Greg Wyatt, sculptor
Wyatt's sculptures are on display at more than 20 public spaces in cities from Washington, D.C. to Beijing. A few of his notable works include the Peace Fountain at Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY; Baryshnikov at Brookgreen Gardens, Murells Inlet, SC; Two Sculptors at Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.; The Price of Freedom at Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; and Bathsheba at the Piazza San Agostino, Arezzo, Italy, among many others.
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