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.
Jamaica Assumes Chairmanship of OAS Permanent Council
July 19, 2012
The Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the Organization of American States (OAS), Stephen Vasciannie, today assumed the Chair of the OAS Permanent Council, succeeding the Permanent Representative of Bolivia, Ambassador Diego Pary, who had served as interim Chair for the last two weeks. Ambassador Vasciannie will hold the position for the next three months.
The Jamaican diplomat said “It is indeed an honor for me to assume the position of Chairman of the Permanent Council of the OAS one day after presenting credentials as the Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the OAS.” “The learning curve will be very steep,” he added, “but I am hopeful that I will take advantage of the opportunity to assist in the promotion of peace and security, rule of law, and all of the other core principles of the Organization of American States during my term of office.”
Ambassador Vasciannie noted that “this appointment comes at a propitious time for Jamaica. As some of you will know Jamaica, at the start of August, will be commemorating the 50th anniversary of its independence. As such, it’s a time for us to renew our commitment in the international arena even as we celebrate locally the achievements of the country.” “We look forward to serving with distinction,” he concluded, “and we hope to work with the members of the Secretariat and the representatives of all the countries of the OAS to ensure that we have peace and security in our region.”
The outgoing Chair, Ambassador Pary of Bolivia, noted that the Council had recently taken up two important topics: the situation in Paraguay and the mandates that emerged from the General Assembly of Cochabamba. They are both issues, he said, “that we will continue to discuss, we will continue to debate and surely we will arrive at good agreements under your leadership, Ambassador.” The Bolivian diplomat now assumes the Vice Chair of the Permanent Council.
Attending the ceremony, which took place in the Gallery of Heroes in the headquarters of the OAS in Washington, DC, was the Secretary General of the OAS, José Miguel Insulza, the Assistant Secretary General, Ambassador Albert Ramdin, and representatives of several missions of Member States.
The Statute of the Permanent Council establishes that the Chair is to be held successively by each of the Permanent Representatives, in alphabetical order as determined by each country’s name in Spanish, and the Vice Chair in the same manner, following reverse alphabetical order. Both positions have a term of three months.
A gallery of photos of the event will be available here.