Remarks by Bradley A. Freden Interim Permanent Representative of the United States to the OAS OAS Permanent Council Session on the Assassination of President Jovenel Moise July 7, 2021 Thank you Chair for convening this special meeting of the OAS Permanent Council.   We were shocked and saddened to learn that President Moise was assassinated last night in his ... Read More»

Remarks by Bradley A. Freden Interim Permanent Representative of the United States to the OAS June 30, 2021 Thank you Chair.  We would like to thank the government of Haiti for its continued cooperation on this matter and for welcoming the OAS Permanent Council delegation June 8-10.  The United States appreciated being a part of this important Mission and ... Read More»

Remarks by Bradley A. Freden, Interim U.S. Permanent Representative Special Meeting of the Permanent Council on Nicaragua June 23, 2021   Thank you, Chair, Mr. Secretary General, and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.  Commissioner Antonia Urrejola Noguera, we are deeply grateful for your report.   The Nicaraguan Permanent Representative’s banal rhetoric about a U.S. war on Nicaragua would not normally ... Read More»

Remarks by Bradley A. Freden Interim Permanent Representative of the United States to the OAS OAS Permanent Council Special Session on Nicaragua June 15, 2021 Thank you, Chair, Mr. Secretary General.  It is indeed unfortunate that we find ourselves here today, once again, to discuss the situation of Nicaragua, this despite years of good faith offers by the OAS and its Member States to help Nicaragua ensure that its electoral framework ... Read More»

Remarks by Christina Bruff, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission OAS Permanent Council June 9, 2021 Good afternoon.  I’d like to thank Ambassador Sanders and the delegation of Antigua and Barbuda for convening this special meeting. I would also like to thank the Permanent Observers for their valuable contributions and their continued support of the OAS. The Permanent Observers’ efforts to ... Read More»