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About Organization of American States

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The Organization of American States (OAS, or, as it is known in the three other official languages, OEA) is an international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C. , United States. Its members are the thirty-five independent states of the Americas. It is the world's oldest regional organization. Full Article

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  4. The chief of the mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the elections in Nicaragua, Argentine Dante Caputo, arrives at a polling station in Managua during the presidential election on November 6, 2011. Polls opened early Sunday in Nicaragua, in which leftist President... Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

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  6. Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) Jose Miguel Insulza walks at the XVII Inter American Conference of Labor Ministers of the Organization of American States, which brings together some 25 countries of the hemisphere held at a hotel in San Salvador, November 1,... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

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  7. The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Chilean Jose Miguel Insulza, attends the XVII Inter-American Conference of Labour Ministers -- a meeting on social development and employment -- at a hotel in San Salvador, on November 1, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

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  8. Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insulza participates in the inauguration of the XIX Inter-American Travel Congress, titled "Tourism, a challenge to poverty", in a hotel in San Salvador, September 29, 2011. Delegates from 25 countries discussed the... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

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  9. Jose Miguel Insulza, left, secretary general of the Organization of American States, OAS, and El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes wait for the official photo at the XIX Inter-American Tourism Congress in Salvador, El Salvador, Thursday Sept. 29, 2011. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

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  13. Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza (L) shakes hands with president of the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) Roberto Rivas after signing an agreement at the Foreign Ministry building in Managua September 27, 2011. Insulza on Tuesday signed the... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

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  14. Secretary General of the Organization of American States, OAS, Jose Miguel Insulza speaks to reporters after signing an agreement with Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council in Managua, Nicaragua, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. Nicaragua will hold general elections next Nov. 6. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

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  15. Secretary General of the Organization of American States, OAS, Jose Miguel Insulza, back dropped by a painting of Nicaragua's Independence hero Miguel Larreynaga, speaks to reporters after signing an agreement with Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council in Managua, Nicaragua, Tuesday,... AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

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  16. Secretary General of the Organization of American States, OAS, Jose Miguel Insulza, left, shakes hands with Roberto Rivas, president of Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council after signing an agreement in Managua, Nicaragua, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. Nicaragua will hold general elections... AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

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  18. Jose Miguel Insulza, secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS) speaks next to Colombia's Foreign Minister and newly-elected President of the Andean Community, Maria Holguin (R), in Lima August 22, 2011. Insulza attended the signing of agreements between the OAS and... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

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  19. Bolivia's President Evo Morales, right, listens to Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) Jose Miguel Insulza during a meeting at the government palace in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday Jan. 5, 2012. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

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  20. Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza attends a ceremony where former U.S. president Bill Clinton was awarded the "Grand Croix" in Port-au-Prince July 21, 2011. Clinton was given the award for his work in rebuilding the country after it was... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

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  21. Jose Miguel Insulza , Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), participates in the final delivery ceremony to present the report on the facts related to the coup drafted by the Commission for the Truth and Reconciliation, in Tegucigalpa July 7, 2011. The official... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

    Jose Miguel Insulza , Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), participates in the final delivery ceremony to present the report on the facts related to the coup drafted by the Commission for the Truth and Reconciliation, in Tegucigalpa July 7, 2011. The official...

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  22. Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General José Miguel Insulza(R) and Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala speak to reporters at OAS headquarters in Washington, DC on July 6, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

    Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General José Miguel Insulza(R) and Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala speak to reporters at OAS headquarters in Washington, DC on July 6, 2011.

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  23. Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General José Miguel Insulza(R) and Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala walk out of meetings to speak to reporters at OAS headquarters in Washington, DC on July 6, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

    Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General José Miguel Insulza(R) and Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala walk out of meetings to speak to reporters at OAS headquarters in Washington, DC on July 6, 2011.

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  24. Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General José Miguel Insulza shakes hands with Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala ahead of meetings at OAS headquarters in Washington, DC on July 6, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

    Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General José Miguel Insulza shakes hands with Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala ahead of meetings at OAS headquarters in Washington, DC on July 6, 2011.

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  25. Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General José Miguel Insulza(C) walks with Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala as he arrives for meetings at OAS headquarters in Washington, DC on July 6, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

    Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General José Miguel Insulza(C) walks with Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala as he arrives for meetings at OAS headquarters in Washington, DC on July 6, 2011.

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