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Election of the OAS Assistant Secretary General

  April 27, 2025

The Organization of American States (OAS) will hold a special General Assembly on Monday, May 5, at 11:00 EDT (15:00 GMT), in the Hall of the Americas of the Organization in Washington, DC, to elect the Assistant Secretary General of the hemispheric organization for the period 2025-2030.

See the agenda for the session here.The agenda may be subject to changes until the beginning of the meeting.

More information on the special General Assembly is available here.

Fact sheet on the electoral procedure here.


The Assembly will be broadcast - with interpretation in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese- on the OAS Website and the OAS Facebook page

Media representatives wishing to cover the event are requested to write to [email protected] with the following information:

· First and last name
· Name of the media outlet they represent

The credentials will be provided on the day of the meeting, upon presentation of a personal identification document and another from the media outlet they represent.

Doors will open for press at 9:30 EDT (14:30 GMT)
The credentials will be provided on the day of the meeting, upon presentation of a personal identification document and a media credential.

Doors for press representatives will open at 9:30 EDT (13:30 GMT).


Press contact: María Isabel Rivero ([email protected])

WHAT: Election of the OAS Assistant Secretary General

WHEN: Monday, May 5 at 11:00 EDT (15:00 GMT)

Reference: AVI-083/25