The Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI) will be host a virtual Preparatory Meeting for the Tenth Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Culture and Highest Appropriate Authorities under the theme "Advancing Culture and the Creative Economy for Prosperity in the Americas". 

This meeting is convened is convened within the framework of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI) and its specialized body, the Interamerican Commitee on Culture (CIDI), as part of the cycle of ministerials of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI).

The preparatory meeting will allow OAS Member States to review and consider the documents to be submitted to the Ministerial Meeting, to be held in Washington D.C., on November 13-14, 2025.

Delegations are invited to provide their written comments through the Virtual Consultation Forum*, which will remain open until October 2, 2025.  Instructions for accessing the Forum have already been circulated. 

Registration

Please register in advance: Click here to register via Zoom 

Delegations are kindly requested to identify themselves during the virtual session with the name of their country followed by their full name

Key Documents

Ministerial Meeting Document

• Preliminary Draft Annotated Agenda (CIDI/doc.461/25) 

Preparatory Meeting Documents

• Draft Agenda (CIDI/REMIC-X/RP/doc.4/25) 
• Draft Schedule (CIDI/REMIC-X/RP/doc.5/25) 
• Draft Declaration of Washington, D.C. “Advancing Culture and the Creative Economy for Prosperity in the Americas” (CIDI/REMIC-X/RP/doc.3/25) 
• Draft Plan of Action of Washington, D.C. “Advancing Culture and the Creative Economy for Prosperity in the Americas” (CIDI/REMIC-X/RP/doc.2/25) 

Contact Information

For additional details and how to access the virtual consultation forum please contact: Richard Campbell or Santiago Noboa 📩 [email protected]