NOUN
- an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation
How To Use Organization of American States In A Sentence
- The Organization of American States says it will convene a special General Assembly June 1 to decide on whether to readmit Honduras. OAS to Vote on Readmission of Honduras
- In this respect, links can be made to the pioneering work of the Organization of American States Commission in developing and strengthening emergent democracies in a precariously unstable region.
- I think that the general sentiment at the moment is focused on what transpires this week in the Organization of American States, in Washington and then in Canada.
- The selected work was exhibited in the gallery at the Organization of American States headquarters in April 1965.
- The Organization of American States (O.A.S.) went a step further Wednesday and said Honduras has 72 hours to reinstate Mr. Zelaya or the regional group may suspend the nation's membership.
- The permanent council of the Organization of American States meets today here in Washington.
- The commission will be made up of representatives from donor countries, the Haitian government, the Organization of American States, the 15-country Caribbean bloc known as CARICOM, NGOs and international institutions. Brandon Sun Online - Top Stories
- The nation is waiting anxiously to see if the Organization of American States can broker a solution to the standoff.
- Organization of American States has been further developed as an instrument of inter-American cooperation; the Anzus treaty has strengthened ties with Australia and New Zealand, and a mutual security treaty with Japan has been signed. State of the Union Address (1790-2001)
- The Organization of American States has voted to readmit Honduras following an almost two-year suspension that followed the ouster of the country's then-president, Manuel Zelaya, in a June 2009 coup. Honduras Readmitted to OAS
