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.
LETTER SENT BY THE OAS SECRETARY GENERAL TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
November 5, 2008
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, sent today the following letter to the President-Elect of the United States of America, Barack Obama:
“Dear Mr. President-Elect:
Please accept my warmest congratulations for your extraordinary election to lead the United States of America over the next four years.
Your election raises inmense hope in the Americas. As we face major common challenges, we at the Organization of American States, which brings together the thirty-four democracies of the region, look forward to working with you to promote peace, justice, security and prosperity in the Western Hemisphere and in the world. Your candidacy and the enormous support you received from every sector of the US society shows us the potential for the democratic system to evolve and embrace the participation of all.
We look forward to joining you in opening a new chapter of cooperation and partnership in our neighborhood. Under your leadership, the United States, a crucial member of the Organization of American States, will effectively use modern multilateralism and strengths of our hemispheric community to address our common challenges.
We have a unique opportunity for a positive agenda in the Americas. You have an open invitation to come to our House of the Americas, just blocks from the White House and engage in our rich hemispheric dialogue.
Please, accept Mr. President-elect, the expression of my highest regards”.
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