2015 CALENDAR OF EVENTS*
DATE
22-23
January
23
28
29
29
DATE
ACTIVITY
Meeting of the Summit Implementation Review Group
(SIRG)
2nd Preparatory Meeting of the 15th Regular Session of
the Inter American Commission on Terrorism (CICTE)
Meeting of the Committee on Inter-American Summits
Management and Civil Society Participation in OAS
Activities (CISC)
Special meeting of the Committee on Juridical and
Political Affairs (CAJP) of the Permanent Council on the
promotion and protection of human rights in business
2nd Conference of the States Parties to the InterAmerican Convention Against the illicit Manufacturing
of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives,
and Other Related Materials (CIFTA)
ACTIVITY
8 Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Education in
the framework of CIDI
National Consultation with Civil Society in Preparation
for the 7th Summit of the Americas
Private Dialogue between the Secretary General and
Think Tanks and Universities
Presentation by the candidates for OAS Secretary
General to the Permanent Council
Dialogue between the candidates for OAS Secretary
General and civil society
2nd Meeting of the Summit Implementation Review
Group (SIRG)
65th OAS Policy Roundtable “Regional Agenda for
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: A look into the
Future”
LOCATION
Panama
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
LOCATION
th
4-5
February
6
10
18
19
23-24
24
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Panama
Washington, D.C.
Miranda Room
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Panama City,
Panama
Washington, D.C.
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Secretariat for External Relations
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DATE
3
4
9-11
10-11
4th Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities of Guatemala City,
Science and Technology
Guatemala
11
1st Meeting of Chiefs of Electoral Observation Missions
Washington, D.C.
of the OAS (EOMs/OAS)
12
Open Dialogue between Permanent Observers and
Former Chiefs of OAS Electoral Observation Missions
12
13
March
ACTIVITY
LOCATION
Meeting with Permanent Observers on the 2015 Work
Plan of the Inter-American Commission on Human
Washington, D.C.
Rights
Presentation by the candidates for OAS Assistant
Washington, D.C.
Secretary General to the Permanent Council
16th Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of
Washington, D.C.
Consensus (indigenous peoples)
13-27
16,17,19,20
17
18
19
19-20
24
24
30
6th Meeting of the Forum on Confidence and Security
Building Measures
Meeting between the Secretary General and Latino
Leaders
154th Period of Sessions of the Inter American
Commission on Human Rights
3rd Regular Meeting of the Summit Implementation
Review Group
Special meeting of the Committee on Juridical and
Political Affairs on the exchange of best practices and
experiences with public defenders as a guarantee of
access to justice for persons in situations of
vulnerability
49th special session of the General Assembly to hold
elections for the posts of Secretary General and
Assistant Secretary General of the OAS
15th regular session of the Inter-American Committee
against Terrorism (CICTE)
25th Meeting of the Committee of Experts of the
Mechanism for Follow-Up on the Implementation of
the Inter-American Convention against Corruption
(MESICIC)
OAS Policy Roundtable on the use of the internet to
improve democratic governance
Meeting of the Committee on Inter-American Summits
Management and Civil Society Participation in OAS
Activities (CISC)
Secretary General Lecture at Princeton University
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
New Jersey
Department of International Affairs
Secretariat for External Relations
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DATE
April
2
ACTIVITY
Secretary General Lecture at George Washington
University “Reflections on his tenure as the head of the
OAS”
LOCATION
Washington, D.C.
6-7
TBC
4th Regular Meeting of the Summit Implementation
Review Group
Panama City,
Panama
8
TBC
Ministerial Meeting of the Summit Implementation
Review Group
Panama City,
Panama
8-9
Forum with Civil Society and Social Actors in the
framework of the 7th Summit of the Americas
Panama City,
Panama
10
Dialogue between Governments and Social Actors in the
framework of the 7th Summit of the Americas
Panama City,
Panama
7th Summit of the Americas
Panama City,
Panama
14
Pan American Day
Washington, D.C.
17
OAS Open House – Pan American Day
Washington, D.C.
10-11
rd
19-24
21
TBC
Apr 29 –
May 1
TBC
May
DATE
2
6
25
26
TBC
3 Americas Competitiveness Exchange on Innovation
and Entrepreneurship
Lecture of the Americas with the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
57th Regular Session of the Inter-American Drug Abuse
Control Commission (CICAD)
Lecture of the Americas at the Universidad San Martin
de Porres
ACTIVITY
Passport DC Event. OAS Open House
16th Regular Meeting of the Consultative Committee of
the Inter-American Convention against the Illicit
Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms,
Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials
(CIFTA)
End of H.E. Jose Miguel Insulza’s second term as
Secretary General of the OAS
Special General Assembly – Inauguration of new OAS
Secretary General
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United States
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Lima, Peru
LOCATION
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Department of International Affairs
Secretariat for External Relations
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DATE
July
19
20
TBC
20-28
ACTIVITY
End of Ambassador Albert R. Ramdin’s second term as
OAS Assistant Secretary General
September
ACTIVITY
October
LOCATION
Inter-American Congress of Ministers and High-Level
Peru
Authorities of Tourism
DATE
ACTIVITY
LOCATION
17-30
156th Period of Sessions of the Inter American
Washington, D.C.
Commission on Human Rights
22-23
Third Inter-American Meeting of Ministers and High- Tegucigalpa,
Level Authorities on Sustainable Development
Honduras
DATE
November
Washington, D.C.
Inauguration of the new OAS Assistant Secretary
Washington, D.C.
General
155th Period of Sessions of the Inter American
Washington, D.C.
Commission on Human Rights
DATE
3-4
LOCATION
ACTIVITY
LOCATION
18-19
19th Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor
19-20
5th Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Public Security
Arequipa, Peru
in the Americas (MISPA V)
Nov 30 –
Dec 11
Mexico
21st session of the Conference of the Parties and the
11th session of the Conference of the Parties to the Paris, France
Kyoto Protocol (COP 21/CMP 11)
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4
December
DATE
ACTIVITY
LOCATION
TBC
58th Regular Meeting of the Inter-American Drug Abuse
Washington, D.C.
Control Commission (CICAD)
TBC
10th Meeting of Ministers of Justice or other Ministers
Colombia
or Attorneys General of the Americas (REMJA-X)
Updated: March 6, 2015.
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