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 ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL ALBERT RAMDIN EXCHANGES VIEWS WITH MEMBERS OF THE US CONGRESS
November 2, 2007
On October 31, the Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, met with Congressman Ron Klein (D-FL) to present the work of the OAS and exchange views on hemispheric issues. Ambassador Ramdin noted the importance of a positive position regarding the US – Colombia trade agreement in recognition of political and economic progress in Colombia.
On security matters, Ambassador Ramdin commented that many of the smaller countries of the region do not have the capacity to meet the new security requirements for goods shipped to the US and would need assistance. Congressman Klein said that he is interested in the programs of the OAS, especially in the areas of security and anti-terrorism. Ambassador Ramdin and Congressman Klein agreed that the lack of quality education in the region contributes to the entrenched poverty in many countries and needs to be addressed as an urgent matter.
On November 1, OAS Assistant Secretary Albert Ramdin met with Congressman Doug Lamborn (R-CO). Ambassador Ramdin explained that the three main areas of the OAS, democracy, development and security, are intertwined and also encompass non-traditional issues, especially in the area of security, such as natural disasters, economic disruption, public safety, the drug trade and criminal gangs.
Congressman Lamborn noted the importance of the OAS as a multilateral option for constructive cooperation in the Americas and lauded the initiative of the OAS participation in the “Taste America” reception in the US Capitol, held in August each year. He made the point that the United States needs to improve the level and quality of relations with Latin America and the Caribbean. Congressman Lamborn was particularly interested in the work of the Inter-American Defense Board and the Inter-American Defense College as he has recently joined the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee. He commented that he has major US Army and Air Force facilities in his district in Colorado.
Ambassador Ramdin noted the importance of a positive position on the US-Colombia trade agreement, given the significant progress there on development and security. Congressman Lamborn said that he was looking forward to his upcoming visit to Colombia with a delegation headed by US Commerce Secretary Gutierrez. The meeting ended with an agreement to provide Congressman Lamborn with more information on OAS programs and explore options for a visit with the Inter-American Defense Board.
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