Remarks by Bradley A. Freden Interim U.S. Permanent Representative November 29, 2021 Thank you, Chair, Secretary General Almagro, ASG, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen.  We thank our distinguished subject matter experts this afternoon for their powerful presentations.  The United States joins an overwhelming majority of OAS Member States in continuing to hold accountable President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo for defrauding the ... Read More»

DECLARATION ON THE SITUATION IN HAITI The Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Heads of Delegation of the OAS RECALL resolution CP/RES. 1168 (2315/21) of March 17, 2021, establishing the Good Offices Mission with a mandate to facilitate political dialogue with a view to achieving free and fair elections, which presented its report to the Permanent ... Read More»

Remarks by Bradley A. Freden Interim U.S. Permanent Representative November 12, 2021 Thank you, Foreign Minister Brolo, Secretary General Almagro, Excellencies, diplomatic colleagues, ladies and gentlemen.  The United States is heartened that so many OAS member states joined today’s resolution, a resolution that demands the release of political prisoners;  makes clear that the so-called elections of November 7 lacked any semblance of democratic legitimacy; and instructs the Permanent Council not only to assess the situation in Nicaragua, but to ... Read More»