The Permanent Council is one of the two main political bodies of the

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, the other being the

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. The Permanent Council is established under Chapter XII of the

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. It is composed of

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s appointed by the member states (one per state), and it meets regularly at OAS headquarters in

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. The chair of the Council rotates among these permanent representatives of the member states, with each country chairing the Council for a three-month period. Together, the General Assembly and the Permanent Council set broad priorities for the OAS; because it meets more regularly, however, the Council has immediate responsibility for directing the Organization's ongoing actions.

Sources

:Parts of the first version of this article were adapted fro
Organization of American States: A Primer
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publication of the U.S. government.

External links

Permanent Council of the Organization of American States
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