Antigua and Barbuda takes the helm of the OAS Everlasting Council

Sir Ronald Sanders, Antigua and Barbuda’s Everlasting Consultant to the Group of American States (OAS), has just lately stepped into the pivotal function of Chair of the Everlasting Council. 

He’ll stay within the place till December 31, 2023.

At a ceremony held at OAS Headquarters in Washington, DC, Ambassador Sanders shared how the periodic change of Chair signifies a strong illustration of unity and concerted effort amongst Member States to realize shared targets.

A logo of teamwork

Sanders famous that each one who chairs the Everlasting Council brings particular, totally different qualities to that process. 

Nevertheless, he famous that the target is identical: to attempt to make the work as easy as attainable, as non-contentious as attainable, and to construct as a lot consensus as attainable. 

Succession and continuity

Getting into this esteemed place, Sanders succeeds Audrey Marks, the outgoing Chair and Everlasting Consultant of Jamaica to the OAS. 

The official switch of duties was facilitated by Roberto Quesada, the outgoing Vice Chair and Ambassador of Honduras, marking the continuity within the group’s administrative transitions.

In a parallel transition, the Ambassador of Haiti, Leon Charles, has assumed the function of Vice-Chair, becoming a member of the management to contribute to the Council’s targets. 

Rotational management: A framework for equality

A particular attribute of the OAS’ operation is its rotational management system. 

The Chair of the Everlasting Council rotates each three months among the many member states of the Group, in alphabetical order. 

This structured rotation additionally applies to the Vice-Chair place however follows a reverse alphabetical order.

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