Secretary General of the Organization of American States

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The Secretary General of the Organization of American States is the chief administrative officer and political representative who leads the OAS in promoting democracy, human rights, security, and development across the Americas.

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Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf international organization executive position
secretary general position
appointedBy General Assembly of the Organization of American States
associatedWith Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Inter-American Court of Human Rights
countryServed member states of the Organization of American States
currentHolder Luis Almagro
currentHolderStartDate 2015-05-26
domain inter-American system
electedBy member states of the Organization of American States
firstHolder Alberto Lleras Camargo
hasDeputy Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States
inauguralYear 1948
languageRequirement proficiency in official languages of the OAS
legalBasis Charter of the Organization of American States
officeLocation OAS General Secretariat headquarters
officialLanguagesContext English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
partOf Organization of American States
regionServed Americas
reportsTo OAS General Assembly
OAS Permanent Council
represents Organization of American States
collective interests of OAS member states
responsibleFor day-to-day administration of the OAS
implementation of decisions of the OAS General Assembly
implementation of decisions of the OAS Permanent Council
management of OAS staff and resources
overall direction of the General Secretariat of the OAS
preparation of the draft program-budget of the OAS
promotion of democracy in the Americas
promotion of human rights in the Americas
promotion of integral development in the Americas
promotion of multidimensional security in the Americas
representation of the OAS before member state governments
representation of the OAS before other international organizations
support for conflict prevention and resolution efforts in the region
support for electoral observation missions
role chief administrative officer of the Organization of American States
chief political representative of the Organization of American States
seat Washington, D.C.
selectionMethod election by absolute majority of OAS member states
shortName OAS Secretary General
termLength 5 years
termRenewable true


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