Organization of American States
Updated 7 November 2026
The Western Hemisphere's regional organization, seated in Washington — democracy, human rights (via the Inter-American system), security and development.
Key facts
- Founded
- 1948
- Headquarters
- Washington D.C., United States
- Members
- 32 states
- Secretary-General
- Albert R. Ramdinsince May 2025
- Last summit
- 22 June 2026Panama City, Panama
- The UAE
- Not a member
- UAE trade with members (2025)
- $58.8 billion
Member states
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Uruguay
- United States