The Ibero-American Summit, formally the Ibero-American Conference of Heads of State and Governments (, ), is a yearly meeting of the heads of government and state of the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking nations of Europe and the Americas, as members of the Organization of Ibero-American States. The permanent secretariat in preparation of the summits is the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB).
Member states The first summit, held in 1991 in Guadalajara, Mexico, was attended by the governments of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela. Andorra joined in 2004.Países , Cumbres Iberoamericanas de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno. Accessed on line October 22, 2007.International Relations , Andorran Chamber of Commerce. Accessed on line October 22, 2007.I Cumbre Iberoamericana de Jefes de Estado y Presidentes de Gobierno, Cumbres y Conferencias Iberoamericanas, Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura. Accessed on line October 22, 2007. Equatorial Guinea and the Philippines entered in 2009 as "associate members". Puerto Rico has participated sometimes as an associate member, but as it is not a sovereign country it is not allowed to completely join the summits. Belize and East Timor have expressed their interest in joining the summits, although they have not been allowed to join for the moment. All these countries were either Spanish or Portuguese colonies (Belize and the Philippines were colonized by Spain before being ceded to the United Kingdom and the United States, while East Timor was colonized by Portugal before being occupied by Indonesia, respectively). Other former Spanish and Portuguese colonies may join the summits in the future.
Following a proposal made by the Colombian President Gustavo Petro, Sahrawi diplomat Mohamed Azrouk said that Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic will submit a request to join the Ibero-American Summit as an observer member.
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Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Trinidad and Tobago
Summits Summit City Country DatesCumbres Iberoamericanas de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno, Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura. Accessed on line October 22, 2007. 1st Guadalajara July 18–July 19, 1991 2nd Madrid July 23–July 24, 1992 3rd Salvador July 15–July 16, 1993 4th Cartagena June 14–June 15, 1994 5th San Carlos de Bariloche October 16–October 17, 1995 6th Santiago and Viña del Mar November 13–November 14, 1996 7th Isla Margarita November 8–November 9, 1997 8th Porto October 17–October 18, 1998 9th Havana November 15–November 16, 1999 10th Panama City November 17–November 18, 2000 11th Lima November 17–November 18, 2001 12th Bávaro November 15–November 16, 2002 13th Santa Cruz de la Sierra November 14–November 15, 2003 14th San José November 18–November 20, 2004 15th Salamanca October 14–October 15, 2005 16th Montevideo November 3–November 5, 2006 17th Santiago November 8–November 10, 2007 18th San Salvador October 29–October 31, 2008 19th Estoril November 30–December 1, 2009 20th Mar del Plata December 3–December 4, 2010 21st Asunción October 28–October 29, 2011 22nd Cádiz November 16–November 18, 2012 23rd Panama City October 16–October 18, 2013 24th Veracruz December 8–December 9, 2014 25th Cartagena de Indias October 28-October 29, 2016 26th Antigua November 15-November 16, 2018 27th Andorra la Vella April 21, 2021 28th Santo Domingo March 24–March 25, 2023 29th Cuenca November 14–November 14, 2024 30th To be determined To be determined (2026)
See also Community of Portuguese Language Countries Ibero-America Latin American integration Organization of Ibero-American States Rio Group ¿Por qué no te callas?
References
Bibliography (1992) Primera Cumbre Iberoamericana, Guadalajara, México, 1991: Discursos, Declaración de Guadalajara y documentos. Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Económica.
External links
Cumbres Iberoamericanas de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno Ibero-America's Secretariat General Official Web-site (SEGIB) Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI) website in Spanish in Portuguese Official Web-site for the Organization of Ibero-American Youth (OIJ) Web site for 2008 Iberoamerican Summit in El Salvador