General Assembly of the Organization of American States
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The General Assembly is the supreme decision-making body of the Organization of American States (OAS).
The General Assembly came into being as a part of the restructuring of the OAS that took place following adoption of the Protocol of Buenos Aires (signed 27 February 1967; in force as of 12 March 1970), which contained extensive amendments to the Organization's Charter. Prior to these changes, the OAS's top body was the Inter-American Conference, which in turn was the successor to the International Conference of American States.
The Charter requires that the General Assembly convene once every year in a regular session. In special circumstances, and with the approval of two-thirds of the member states, the Permanent Council can convene special sessions.
The Organization's member states take turns hosting the General Assembly on a rotating basis. The states are represented at its sessions by their chosen delegates: generally, their ministers of foreign affairs, or their appointed deputies. Each state has one vote, and most matters – except for those for which the Charter or the General Assembly's own rules of procedure specifically require a two-thirds majority – are settled by a simple majority vote.
The General Assembly's powers include setting the OAS's general course and policies by means of resolutions and declarations; approving its budget and determining the contributions payable by the member states; approving the reports and previous year's actions of the OAS's specialized agencies; and electing members to serve on those agencies.
Summits
Rank | Host City | Host Country | Date |
---|---|---|---|
1st | San José | ![]() | 14–23 April 1971 |
2nd | Washington, D.C. | ![]() | 11–21 April 1972 |
3rd | Washington, D.C. | ![]() | 4–15 April 1973 |
4th | Atlanta | ![]() | 19 April – 1 May 1974 |
5th | Washington, D.C. | ![]() | 8–19 May 1975 |
6th | Santiago | ![]() | 4–18 June 1976 |
7th | St. George's | ![]() | 14–22 June 1977 |
8th | Washington, D.C. | ![]() | 21 June – 1 July 1978 |
9th | La Paz | ![]() | 22–31 October 1979 |
10th | Washington, D.C. | ![]() | 19–26 November 1980 |
11th | Castries | ![]() | 2–11 December 1981 |
12th | Washington, D.C. | ![]() | 15–21 December 1982 |
13th | Washington, D.C. | ![]() | 14–18 November 1983 |
14th | Brasília | ![]() | 12–17 November 1984 |
15th | Cartagena | ![]() | 5–9 December 1985 |
16th | Guatemala City | ![]() | 11–15 November 1986 |
17th | Washington, D.C. | ![]() | 9–14 November 1987 |
18th | San Salvador | ![]() | 14–19 November 1988 |
19th | Washington, D.C. | ![]() | 13–18 November 1989 |
20th | Asunción | ![]() | 4–8 June 1990 |
21st | Santiago | ![]() | 3–8 June 1991 |
22nd | Nassau | ![]() | 18–23 May 1992 |
23rd | Managua | ![]() | 7–11 June 1993 |
24th | Belém | ![]() | 6–10 June 1994 |
25th | Montrouis | ![]() | 5–9 June 1995 |
26th | Panama City | ![]() | 3–7 June 1996 |
27th | Lima | ![]() | 1–5 June 1997 |
28th | Caracas | ![]() | 1–3 June 1998 |
29th | Guatemala City | ![]() | 6–8 June 1999 |
30th | Windsor, Ontario | ![]() | 4–6 June 2000 |
31st | San José | ![]() | 3–5 June 2001 |
32nd | Bridgetown | ![]() | 2–4 June 2002 |
33rd | Santiago | ![]() | 8–10 June 2003 |
34th | Quito | ![]() | 6–8 June 2004 |
35th | Fort Lauderdale | ![]() | 5–7 June 2005 |
36th | Santo Domingo | ![]() | 4–6 June 2006 |
37th | Panama City | ![]() | 3–5 June 2007 |
38th | Medellín | ![]() | 1–3 June 2008 |
39th | San Pedro Sula | ![]() | 2–3 June 2009[1] |
40th | Lima | ![]() | 6–8 June 2010 |
41st | San Salvador | ![]() | 5–7 June 2011 |
42nd | Cochabamba | ![]() | 3-5 June 2012[2] |
43rd | La Antigua | ![]() | 4-6 June 2013[3] |
44th | Asunción | ![]() | 3-5 June 2014[4] |
45th | Washington, D.C. | ![]() | 15-16 June 2015[5] |
46th | Santo Domingo | ![]() | 13-15 June 2016[6] |
References
- ↑ Palencia, Gustavo (May 28, 2009). "Big quake off Honduras kills 6, crumbles houses". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-05-30. The 39th General Assembly of the Organization of American States(OAS) will be held the week following a 7.3 Mw 2009 Honduras earthquake
- ↑ http://www.oas.org/en/42ga/
- ↑ http://www.oas.org/en/43ga/
- ↑ http://www.oas.org/en/44ga/
- ↑ http://www.oas.org/en/45ga/
- ↑ http://www.oas.org/en/46ga/