Secretary General of the Organization of American States

Secretary General of the Organization of American States

According to the Charter of the Organization of American States:

The Secretary General shall direct the General Secretariat, be the legal representative thereof, and [...] be responsible to the General Assembly for the proper fulfillment of the obligations and functions of the General Secretariat.
The Secretary General of the Organization shall be elected by the General Assembly for a five-year term and may not be reelected more than once or succeeded by a person of the same nationality. In the event that the office of Secretary General becomes vacant, the Assistant Secretary General shall assume his duties until the General Assembly shall elect a new Secretary General for a full term.
The Secretary General, or his representative, may participate with voice but without vote in all meetings of the Organization.
The Secretary General may bring to the attention of the General Assembly or the Permanent Council any matter which in his opinion might threaten the peace and security of the Hemisphere or the development of the Member States.

Secretaries General of the OAS

# Period Name Country
1 1948–1954 Alberto Lleras Camargo  Colombia
2 1954–1955 Carlos Dávila
Died while in office		  Chile
3 1956–1968 José A. Mora  Uruguay
4 1968–1975 Galo Plaza  Ecuador
5 1975–1984 Alejandro Orfila  Argentina
6 1984–1994 João Clemente Baena Soares  Brazil
7 1994–2004 César Gaviria
Re-elected to a second term at the 1999 General Assembly		  Colombia
8 15 September 2004 – 15 October 2004 Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
Resigned		  Costa Rica
– 15 October 2004 – 26 May 2005 Luigi R. Einaudi (acting)  United States
9 26 May 2005 – present José Miguel Insulza
Elected 2 May 2005 (see: OAS Secretary General election, 2005)		  Chile

Assistant Secretaries General of the OAS


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