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.
OAS Secretary General Elect Albert R. Ramdin Engages Relevant Stakeholders in Transition Period
April 10, 2025
The Secretary General Elect of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert R. Ramdin, is engaging senior officials of the OAS, experts and member states in consultations and in-depth discussions at different levels to discuss proposals and ways to strengthen the Organization as the premier multilateral body in the Western Hemisphere.
Soon after his election on March 10th, the Secretary General Elect met with the heads of inter-American institutions such as the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA) and the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), and also engaged virtually with the Inter-American Children’s Institute (IIN), in an effort to broaden and intensify collaboration within the inter-American system of institutions. These efforts will continue in the coming weeks with concrete proposals for sustained and aligned cooperation.
"I will continue meeting with all stakeholders, internal and external, to ensure that on day one of my mandate we are prepared to work to improve and deepen cooperation and ready to implement any necessary changes in as little time as possible," Secretary General Elect Ramdin said.
Ambassador Ramdin met earlier with Secretary General Luis Almagro and his transition team, as well as with the heads of the different secretariats on democracy, security and development in the OAS General Secretariat. These valuable conversations provided important insights on the challenges faced, but also areas for improvement and opportunities to better address the needs and priorities of member states, in line with the goals of the OAS.
Starting April 15th, Secretary General Elect Ramdin and his transition team will hold further detailed discussions with all department directors, representatives of the Staff Association and other entities at the OAS General Secretariat to discuss efficiency and effectiveness operations, as well the necessary reorganization proposals. Essential to this detailed organizational work assessment exercise are issues regarding budget allocation, communication lines and outreach efforts.
Secretary General Elect Ramdin will also meet in the upcoming period with the Chair of the Permanent Council and representatives from member states, both individually and collectively, to discuss suggestions for improving operations, visibility and alignment in executing mandates.
Special attention will be given by the team to the preparations for the upcoming OAS General Assembly in Antigua and Barbuda.
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