Organization of American States - Organizational Structure

Organizational Structure

The Organization of American States is composed of a Organization of American States General Secretariat, the Permanent Council, the Inter-American Council for Integral Development, and a number of committees.

The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States consists of six secretariats.

• Secretariat for Political Affairs
• Executive Secretariat for Integral Development
• Secretariat for Multidimensional Security
• Secretariat for Administration and Finance
• Secretariat for Legal Affairs
• Secretariat for External Relations

The various committees of the Organization of American States include:

• The Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs
• The Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Affairs
• The Committee on Hemispheric Security
• The Committee on Inter-American Summits Management and Civil Society Participation in OAS Activities