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 | |
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Organization of American States | |
Style | His Excellency |
Residence | Pan American Union Building |
Seat | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Nominator | Organization of American States |
Appointer | General Assembly |
Term length | 5 years (renewable, traditionally limited to 2 terms) |
Constituting instrument | Organization of American States |
Inaugural holder | Alberto Lleras Camargo |
Formation | 1948 |
List
# | Period | Name | Country |
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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 |