INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF AMERICAN STATES

Began in 1889 under the initiative of U.S. Secretary of State James G. Blaine, the 'International Conference of American States' served as the main international discussion forum for the nations of the American continent. They resulted in the creation of the first permanent Inter-American organization, the Commercial Bureau of American Republics, which at the fourth conference in 1910 became the Pan American Union. At the ninth conference, the Pan American Union grew to become the present Organization of American States. Shortly after this, the International Conference gave way to the new OAS forums and the Summit of the Americas.

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Fourth

Fifth

Sixth

Seventh

Eighth

Ninth

Tenth

First

The First International Conference of American States, held in Washington, D.C., USA, between 1889 and 1890, resulted in the creation of the Commercial Bureau of American Republics.

Second

Mexico City, Mexico, 1901-1902.

Third

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1906.

Fourth

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1910.
Changed the Commercial Bureau of American Republics to the Pan American Union.

Fifth

Santiago, Chile, 1923.

Sixth

Havana, Cuba, 1928.

Seventh

Montevideo, Uruguay, 1933.

Eighth

Lima, Peru, 1938.

Ninth

The Ninth International Conference of American States, held in Bogotá, Colombia, in 1948, adopted the Charter of the Organization of American States and the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man.

Tenth

Caracas, Venezuela, 1954.