Permanent Council of the Organization of American States
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The Permanent Council is one of the two main political bodies of the Organization of American States
, the other being the General Assembly
.
The Permanent Council is established under Chapter XII of the OAS Charter. It is composed of ambassador
s appointed by the member states (one per state), and it meets regularly at OAS headquarters in Washington, D.C.
, United States
. The chair of the Council rotates among these permanent representatives of the member states, with each country chairing the Council for a six-month period.
Together, the General Assembly and the Permanent Council set broad priorities for the OAS; because it meets more regularly, however, the Council has immediate responsibility for directing the Organization's ongoing actions.
Organization of American States
The Organization of American States is a regional international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States...
, the other being the General Assembly
General Assembly of the Organization of American States
The General Assembly is the supreme decision-making body of the Organization of American States .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 , which contained extensive amendments to the...
.
The Permanent Council is established under Chapter XII of the OAS Charter. It is composed of ambassador
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
s appointed by the member states (one per state), and it meets regularly at OAS headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The chair of the Council rotates among these permanent representatives of the member states, with each country chairing the Council for a six-month period.
Together, the General Assembly and the Permanent Council set broad priorities for the OAS; because it meets more regularly, however, the Council has immediate responsibility for directing the Organization's ongoing actions.
Sources
- Parts of the first version of this article were adapted from Organization of American States: A Primer, a public-domain publication of the U.S. government.
External links
- Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (www.oas.org)