Organization of American States

Organization of American States
Spanish Organización de los Estados Americanos
French Organisation des États américains
Portuguese Organização dos Estados Americanos
Motto: 
"Democracy for peace, security and development"
The OAS as of 2022
  Member states
  Former member states
  Disputed member states
Headquarters17th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., U.S.
38°53′34″N 77°02′25″W / 38.8929138°N 77.0403734°W / 38.8929138; -77.0403734 (OAS headquarters, Washington, D.C.)
Official languagesEnglish
French
Portuguese
Spanish
Member states
Leaders
Albert Ramdin
• Assistant Secretary General
Nestor Mendez
Establishment
• Charter
30 April 1948
Area
• Total
40,275,678 km2 (15,550,526 sq mi)
Population
• 2023 estimate
1,028,404,247
Time zoneUTC−10 to +0
Website
oas.org

The Organization of American States (OAS or OEA; Spanish: Organización de los Estados Americanos; Portuguese: Organização dos Estados Americanos; French: Organisation des États américains) is an international organization founded on 30 April 1948 to promote cooperation among its member states within the Americas.

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, the OAS is a "multilateral regional body focused on human rights, electoral oversight, social and economic development, and security in the Western Hemisphere", according to the Council on Foreign Relations. As of November 2023, 32 states in the Americas are OAS members.

Albert Ramdin of Suriname was inaugurated as OAS secretary general in May 2025, replacing Luis Almagro of Uruguay.

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