Secretary General of the Organization of American States

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States is the person in charge of the OAS. This is a list of individuals who have served as Secretaries General:

Secretary-General of the
Organization of American States
Luis Almagro.jpg
Incumbent
Luis Almagro

since 26 May 2015 (2015-05-26)
Organization of American States
StyleHis Excellency
ResidencePan American Union Building
Seat
Washington, D.C., U.S.
NominatorOrganization of American States
AppointerGeneral Assembly
Term length5 years
(renewable, traditionally limited to 2 terms)
Constituting instrumentOrganization of American States
Inaugural holderAlberto Lleras Camargo
Formation1948; 76 years ago (1948)

List

# Period Name Country
1 1948–1954 Alberto Lleras Camargo   Colombia
2 1954 – 19 October 1955 Carlos Dávila
Died while in office
  Chile
3 1956–1968 José Antonio 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 – 26 May 2015 José Miguel Insulza
Elected 2 May 2005 (see: OAS Secretary General election, 2005), re-elected on 24 March 2010
  Chile
10 26 May 2015 - present Luis Almagro   Uruguay