OAS Permanent Council Holds Special Meeting to Debate “Diplomacy, Development and Governance”

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) met on November 12, 2014 in the framework of a special meeting to hear presentations from experts in international relations and telecommunications on the topic of “Diplomacy, development, and governance,” which were followed by deliberations by the representatives of the member countries on the importance of these issues in the context of the work being done to formulate and structure a new  Strategic Vision for the OAS.The Chair of the Permanent Council and Representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the OAS, La Celia Prince, opened the meeting by setting out her intention that the discussion “should serve to reinforce and promote the opportunity for this Organization to be a pioneer of a new diplomacy that champions sustainable economic development through strengthened governance and fueled by the capacity afforded us by technological advancement.” MORE