General Assembly of the Organization of American States

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38th regular session – Medellín, 2008.

The General Assembly is the supreme decision-making body of the Organization of American States (OAS).

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 (signed 27 February 1967; in force as of 12 March 1970), which contained extensive amendments to the Organization's Charter. Prior to these changes, the OAS's top body was the Inter-American Conference, which in turn was the successor to the International Conference of American States.

The Charter requires that the General Assembly convene once every year in a regular session. In special circumstances, and with the approval of two-thirds of the member states, the Permanent Council can convene special sessions.

The Organization's member states take turns hosting the General Assembly on a rotating basis. The states are represented at its sessions by their chosen delegates: generally, their ministers of foreign affairs, or their appointed deputies. Each state has one vote, and most matters – except for those for which the Charter or the General Assembly's own rules of procedure specifically require a two-thirds majority – are settled by a simple majority vote.

The General Assembly's powers include setting the OAS's general course and policies by means of resolutions and declarations; approving its budget and determining the contributions payable by the member states; approving the reports and previous year's actions of the OAS's specialized agencies; and electing members to serve on those agencies.

Regular sessions

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Rank Host city Host country Date
1st San José File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 14–23 April 1971
2nd Washington, D.C. File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 11–21 April 1972
3rd Washington, D.C. File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 4–15 April 1973
4th Atlanta File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 19 April – 1 May 1974
5th Washington, D.C. File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 8–19 May 1975
6th Santiago File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 4–18 June 1976
7th St. George's File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada 14–22 June 1977
8th Washington, D.C. File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 21 June – 1 July 1978
9th La Paz File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 22–31 October 1979
10th Washington, D.C. File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 19–26 November 1980
11th Castries File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia 2–11 December 1981
12th Washington, D.C. File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 15–21 December 1982
13th Washington, D.C. File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 14–18 November 1983
14th Brasília File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 12–17 November 1984
15th Cartagena File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 5–9 December 1985
16th Guatemala City File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 11–15 November 1986
17th Washington, D.C. File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 9–14 November 1987
18th San Salvador File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 14–19 November 1988
19th Washington, D.C. File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 13–18 November 1989
20th Asunción File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay 4–8 June 1990
21st Santiago File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 3–8 June 1991
22nd Nassau File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas 18–23 May 1992
23rd Managua File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua 7–11 June 1993
24th Belém File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 6–10 June 1994
25th Montrouis File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti 5–9 June 1995
26th Panama City File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama 3–7 June 1996
27th Lima File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru 1–5 June 1997
28th Caracas File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 1–3 June 1998
29th Guatemala City File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 6–8 June 1999
30th Windsor, Ontario File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 4–6 June 2000
31st San José File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 3–5 June 2001
32nd Bridgetown File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados 2–4 June 2002
33rd Santiago File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 8–10 June 2003
34th Quito File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 6–8 June 2004
35th Fort Lauderdale File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 5–7 June 2005
36th Santo Domingo File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic 4–6 June 2006
37th Panama City File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama 3–5 June 2007
38th Medellín File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 1–3 June 2008
39th San Pedro Sula File:Flag of Honduras (2022–present).svg Honduras 2–3 June 2009[1]
40th Lima File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru 6–8 June 2010
41st San Salvador File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 5–7 June 2011
42nd Cochabamba File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 3–5 June 2012[2]
43rd La Antigua File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 4–6 June 2013[3]
44th Asunción File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay 3–5 June 2014[4]
45th Washington, D.C. File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 15–16 June 2015[5]
46th Santo Domingo File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic 13–15 June 2016[6]
47th Cancún File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 18–21 June 2017[7]
48th Washington, D.C. File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 4–5 June 2018[8]
49th Medellín File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 26–28 June 2019[9]
50th Washington, D.C. File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 20–21 October 2020[10]
51st Guatemala City (Virtual) File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 10–12 November 2021[11]
52nd Lima File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru 5–7 October 2022[12]
53rd Washington, D.C. File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 21–23 June 2023[13]
54th Asunción File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay 26–28 June 2024[14]
55th St. John's File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda 25–27 June 2025[15]

See also

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References

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