Thursday, April 19th, 2018. 3:00pm.

Mr. Luis Almagro Lemes

Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS)

About Luis Almagro Lemes

Luis Almagro Lemes was elected Secretary General of the Organization of American States on March 18, 2015. A lawyer and career diplomat, Almagro was Foreign Minister of Uruguay from 2010 to March 1, 2015 and has extensive regional and international experience. Almagro was an active participant in the consolidation of UNASUR and CELAC; has been recognized as a consensus builder in the region and at the same time a driver of new initiatives, with a vision of international solidarity. In 2014 Foreign Policy magazine named him a Leading Global Thinker, one of ten decision-makers in the world who have been granted this international distinction.

About this Roundtable

Topic: In the most recent edition of the GFDD Global Roundtables, Mr. Luis Almagro Lemes, Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS),shared with GFDD many topics, among them the role of the OAS in the regional democratic process including the electoral observation missions, the new challenges for the region and for the OAS, and the upcoming General Assembly to be held in Washington, DC in June 2018.

Location: GFDD, 1629 K St. NW Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20006
Time: 3:00 PM (EST)
Date: Thursday, April 19th, 2018

Your Participation is welcome! Session is closed.

News

• GFDD Interviews Secretary General of the Organization of American States, Luis Almagro Lemes, at its April Global Roundtable
  Washington, D.C., 4/19/2018

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