The Secretary General of the Organization of American States is the highest position within the Organization of American States.
Duties According to the Charter of the Organization of American States:
Secretaries General of the OAS Image Name Country Term of Office 1 Alberto Lleras Camargo 30 April 1948 – 1 August 1954 2 Carlos DávilaDied while in office 1 August 1954 – 19 October 1955 3 José Antonio Mora 1956–1968 4 Galo Plaza 1968–1975 5 Alejandro Orfila 1975–1984 6 João Clemente Baena Soares 1984–1994 7 César GaviriaRe-elected to a second term at the 1999 General Assembly 15 September 1994 – 15 September 2004 8 Miguel Ángel RodríguezResigned 15 September 2004 – 15 October 2004 – Luigi R. Einaudi (acting) 15 October 2004 – 26 May 2005 9 José Miguel InsulzaElected 2 May 2005 (see: OAS Secretary General election, 2005),re-elected on 24 March 2010 26 May 2005 – 26 May 2015 10 Luis Almagro 26 May 2015 – 30 May 2025 11 Albert RamdinElected 10 March 2005 (see: 2025 OAS elections) 30 May 2025 – present
Assistant Secretaries General of the OAS The Charter specifies that:
Image Name Country Term of Office 1 William Manger 1948–1958 2 William Sanders 1958–1968 3 M. Rafael Urquía 1968–1975 4 Jorge Luis Zelaya Coronado 1975–1980 5 Val T. McComie 1980–1990 6 Christopher R. Thomas 1990–2000 7 Luigi R. Einaudi 2000 – July 2005 8 Albert Ramdin 19 July 2005 – 2015 9 Nestor Mendez 17 July 2015 – present
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