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.
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION MEETS WITH OAS DELEGATES
June 2, 2007
PANAMA CITY, Panama—A five-member delegation from the United States Congress met today with representatives of the member countries of the Organization of American States (OAS)—along with OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza and Assistant Secretary General Albert R. Ramdin—to talk about U.S. relations with the rest of the hemisphere, particularly Latin America and the Caribbean.
During a luncheon held the day before the OAS General Assembly was to begin in the Panamanian capital, diplomats from the region talked with the legislators about priority issues in their countries’ bilateral relations with the United States, with immigration and trade high on the agenda. Several countries raised concerns about how to meet challenges posed by U.S. deportation policies.
Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY) led the congressional delegation, accompanied by Jean Schmidt (R-OH), Mike McNulty (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) and Mike Honda (D-CA). This is the first-ever such visit made in the framework of an OAS General Assembly, which will bring together the region’s Ministers of Foreign Affairs from June 3-5.
The luncheon discussion today, which centered on “U.S. Relations with Latin America and the Caribbean from a Congressional Perspective,” gave the member state delegates and congressional representatives the opportunity to informally exchange ideas and concerns. Secretary General Insulza underscored the importance of strengthening mutual cooperation and understanding among the countries of the region, particularly in this era of globalization.
For his part, Congressman Meeks underscored the interest of Congress in furthering relations with the region and in following up on priority issues raised by the diplomats at the meeting. He said he was optimistic about the dialogue that is taking place during these days in Panama, noting the historic nature of this visit.
The members of Congress also participated in an international forum today in Panama, in which the OAS General Secretariat offered an overview of its work in observing elections over the years.