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

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