Secretariat of the Organization of American States

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executive secretariat international organization body

The Secretariat of the Organization of American States is the executive administrative body responsible for implementing OAS decisions, programs, and policies across member states in the Americas.

Aliases (5)

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	executive secretariat → international organization body →
appliesTo	OAS member states →
country	United States of America →
employs	administrative staff → international civil servants → technical experts →
follows	Charter of the Organization of American States →
governedBy	regulations of the Organization of American States →
hasComponent	General Secretariat of the Organization of American States →
hasFunction	administrative support for OAS organs → coordination of OAS programs → implementation of mandates from OAS political bodies → management of OAS budget and resources → organization of OAS meetings and conferences → support for inter-American diplomacy → technical support for OAS organs →
hasObjective	promote democracy in the Americas → promote development in the Americas → promote human rights in the Americas → promote security in the Americas →
hasRole	implement OAS decisions → implement OAS policies → implement OAS programs →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
isLedBy	Secretary General of the Organization of American States →
languageUsed	English → French → Portuguese → Spanish →
operatesIn	Americas → Caribbean → Latin America → North America →
partOf	Organization of American States →
reportsTo	General Assembly of the Organization of American States → Permanent Council of the Organization of American States →
scope	hemispheric →
sector	international public administration → multilateral diplomacy →
supportsBody	Committee on Hemispheric Security → Inter-American Commission on Human Rights → Inter-American Council for Integral Development → Inter-American Court of Human Rights →
typeOfJurisdiction	intergovernmental →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
CIDI ("OAS General Secretariat") → Inter-American Commission of Women ("OAS General Secretariat") →	collaboratesWith
American Convention on Human Rights ("General Secretariat of the Organization of American States") → Charter of the Organization of American States ("General Secretariat of the Organization of American States") →	depositary
Executive Secretariat for Integral Development ("General Secretariat of the Organization of American States") → Permanent Council of the Organization of American States ("General Secretariat of the Organization of American States") →	parentOrganization
Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Affairs ("OAS General Secretariat") →	affiliatedWith
Inter-American Council for Integral Development ("OAS General Secretariat") →	cooperatesWith
Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women ("General Secretariat of the Organization of American States") →	depository
Secretariat of the Organization of American States ("General Secretariat of the Organization of American States") →	hasComponent
Organization of American States →	hasOrgan
OAS General Assembly resolutions ("OAS General Secretariat") →	implementedBy
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ("OAS General Secretariat building in Washington, D.C.") →	locatedIn
Secretariat of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission ("General Secretariat of the Organization of American States") →	locatedInOrganization
Permanent Council of the Organization of American States ("OAS headquarters, Washington, D.C.") →	meetsAt
OAS General Assembly resolutions ("OAS General Secretariat") →	monitoredBy
Secretary General of the Organization of American States ("OAS General Secretariat headquarters") →	officeLocation
Charter of the Organization of American States ("General Secretariat of the Organization of American States") →	providesFor
OAS General Assembly resolutions ("OAS General Secretariat") →	publishedBy
General Assembly of the Organization of American States ("General Secretariat of the Organization of American States") →	relatedBody
Committee on Inter-American Summits Management and Civil Society Participation ("OAS General Secretariat") →	worksWith