The Summit of the Americas (SOA) is an international
summit meeting that brings together the leaders of countries in the
Organization of American States
The Organization of American States (OAS; es, Organización de los Estados Americanos, pt, Organização dos Estados Americanos, french: Organisation des États américains; ''OEA'') is an international organization that was founded on 30 April ...
(OAS).
Cuba was expelled from the OAS under pressure from the
United States after the
Cuban Revolution of 1959. Cuba participated in the 2015 summit in Panama, and sent its foreign minister to the subsequent 2018 summit in Peru.
In the early 1990s, the formerly ''ad hoc'' summits were institutionalized into a regular "Summit of the Americas" based on the principles of
democracy and
free trade.
[Twaddle, Andrew C. (2002)]
''Health Care Reform Around the World,'' p. 382.
/ref> The meetings, organized by a number of multilateral bodies led by the OAS, provide an opportunity for discussions about a variety of issues and topics.
The last summit to take place was the 9th Summit of the Americas
The Ninth Summit of the Americas was an international conference held in Los Angeles, United States, from June 6 to 10, 2022. The theme was "Building a Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Future".
Background
The White House announced in January ...
in Los Angeles, United States of America from June 8–10, 2022.
List of summits
The events that garnered the most general public and media attention were the Quebec City and Mar del Plata summits (3rd and 4th respectively), both of which provoked very large anti-globalization
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and anti- Free Trade Area of the Americas protests and attendant police response.
OAS member states
All 35 independent nations of the Americas
The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World.
Along with th ...
are members of the OAS.
Non-members
The following jurisdictions
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Jur ...
are not members of the OAS as they are dependencies of other nations. They are grouped under the nation that has sovereignty over them.
References
* Twaddle, Andrew C. (2002)
''Health Care Reform Around the World.''
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing
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.
OCLC 48132063
External links
Summits of the AmericasThe Fifth Summit of The Americas
*Summits of the Americas Follow-up System
SISCA
Summits Virtual community (SVC)
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Politics of the Americas
20th-century diplomatic conferences
21st-century diplomatic conferences