 | Leaders of the Organization of American States (OAS) |
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Note: the Organization of American States (OAS) was established on April 30, 1948.
Active names link to their correspondant biography at the CIDOB website.
Secretaries-general
Alberto Lleras Camargo 30 Apr 1948 - 31 Jul 1954 (†1999) Colombia
Carlos Gregorio Dávila Espinosa 31 Jul 1954 - 19 Oct 1955 (†1955) Chile
William Manger 19 Oct 1955 - 16 Jan 1956 (†1994) United States (acting)
José Antonio Mora Otero 16 Jan 1956 - 18 May 1968 (†1975) Uruguay
Galo Plaza Lasso 18 May 1968 - 18 May 1975 (†1987) Ecuador
Alejandro Orfila 18 May 1975 - 31 Mar 1984 (†2021) Argentina
Valerie T. McComie 1 Apr 1984 - 20 Jun 1984 (†2007) Barbados (acting)
João Clemente Baena Soares 20 Jun 1984 - 20 Jun 1994 (†2023) Brazil
Christopher R. Thomas 20 Jun 1994 - 15 Sep 1994 Trinidad and Tobago (acting)
César Augusto Gaviria Trujillo 15 Sep 1994 - 15 Sep 2004 Colombia
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría 15 Sep 2004 - 15 Oct 2004 Costa Rica
Luigi R. Einaudi 16 Oct 2004 - 26 May 2005 United States (acting)
José Miguel Insulza Salinas 26 May 2005 - 26 May 2015 Chile
Luis Almagro Lemes 26 May 2015 - Uruguay
Assistant Secretaries-general
William Manger 30 Apr 1948 - 16 May 1958 (†1994) United States
William Sanders 18 May 1958 - 18 May 1968 United States
Miguel Rafael Urquía 18 May 1968 - 7 Jul 1975 El Salvador
Jorge Luis Zelaya Coronado 7 Jul 1975 - 7 Jul 1980 Guatemala
Valerie T. McComie 7 Jul 1990 - 9 Jul 1990 (†2007) Barbados
Christopher R. Thomas 9 Jul 1990 - 5 Jun 2000 Trinidad and Tobago
Luigi R. Einaudi 6 Jun 2000 - 18 Jul 2005 United States
Albert R. Ramdin 19 Jul 2005 - 12 Jul 2015 Suriname
Néstor Mendez 13 Jul 2015 - Belize
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