Organization of American States (OAS)

Definition

Created in 1948 in Bogota, Colombia, to promote Latin American and (by extension) Caribbean economic and social development. Its current 34 active members are Antigua & 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, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Christopher-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, USA, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Although Cuba was one of its original members, but had its membership suspended since 1962. Headquartered in Washington, DC.