Remarks by Thomas R. Hastings Deputy Chief of Mission OAS Permanent Council February 1, 2023 Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We appreciate the inclusion of this topic on today’s agenda, and welcome this initiative on the part of the Delegation of Haiti. The United States is encouraged by the actions of the Haitian government, various other ... Read More»

Remarks by Thomas R. Hastings Deputy Chief of Mission OAS Permanent Council February 1, 2023 Mr. Chair, I take the floor under Other Business to highlight the commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which was designated as January 27 by the United Nations General Assembly in 2005. We mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day by honoring ... Read More»

Remarks by Francisco O. Mora Swearing-in Ceremony January 13, 2023 I’m so grateful and honored to see all of you here today.  You all had a part in this journey that culminated in the oath I took a few moments ago.  I look forward to thanking each of you in person and hope to continue ... Read More»

Remarks by Ambassador Francisco O. Mora OAS Permanent Council January 18, 2023 Mr. Chairman, Mr. Secretary General, Mr. Assistant Secretary General, distinguished members of the Council, Permanent Observers, OAS staff, friends, and members of civil society: I am honored to come before you as the new Permanent Representative of the United States. I am grateful ... Read More»

Remarks by Ambassador Francisco O. Mora Organization of American States January 18, 2023 Secretary General Almagro, Assistant Secretary General Mendez, Ambassador and Chairman Anthony Phillips-Spencer, distinguished ambassadors, alternate representatives, observers, members of the Secretariat – I am deeply grateful and honored to be here today representing the United States of America before the Organization of ... Read More»