Organization of American States
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The Organization of American States (OAS or OEA; Spanish: Organización de los Estados Americanos; Portuguese: Organização dos Estados Americanos; French: Organisation des États américains) is an international organization founded on 30 April 1948 to promote cooperation among its member states within the Americas.
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Organization of American States
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Motto: "Democracy for peace, security and development" | |||||||||
Headquarters | 17th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., U.S. 38°53′34″N 77°02′25″W | ||||||||
Official languages | English French Portuguese Spanish | ||||||||
Member states |
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Leaders | |||||||||
Luis Almagro | |||||||||
• Assistant Secretary General | Nestor Mendez | ||||||||
Establishment | |||||||||
• Charter | 30 April 1948 | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• Total | 40,275,678 km2 (15,550,526 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 2008 estimate | 980,457,921 | ||||||||
• Density | 24/km2 (62.2/sq mi) | ||||||||
Time zone | UTC−10 to +0 | ||||||||
Website oas.org |
Headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, the OAS is a "multilateral regional body focused on human rights, electoral oversight, social and economic development, and security in the Western Hemisphere", according to the Council on Foreign Relations.[1] As of November 2023, 32 states in the Americas are OAS members.[2][3]
Luis Almagro of Uruguay was inaugurated as OAS secretary general in 2015.[4][5]