Organisation of American States

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Membership	Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, Uruguay, Venezuela
US dominated continental organization of North and South American states

Not to be confused with the French Organisation armée secrète

The Organisation of American States or the OAS is a continental organisation that was founded on 30 April 1948, for the purposes of regional solidarity and cooperation among its member states. Headquartered in the United States capital Washington, the OAS's members are the 35 independent states of North and South America.

As of 26 May 2015, the Secretary General of OAS is Luis Almagro.

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