Secretary General of the Organization of American States

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international organization executive position secretary general position

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States is the chief administrative officer and political representative who leads the OAS in promoting democracy, human rights, security, and development across the Americas.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Secretary General of the Organization of American States canonical	8
OAS Secretary General	1
Organization of American States Secretary General	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T45880 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Secretary General of the Organization of American States
Context triple: [Organization of American States, hasExecutiveHead, Secretary General of the Organization of American States]

A. Secretary-General of the United Nations
The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the chief administrative officer and de facto spokesperson of the UN, responsible for providing leadership, diplomacy, and coordination among member states on global issues.
B. United States Secretary of State
The United States Secretary of State is the federal government’s chief foreign affairs official, responsible for directing U.S. diplomacy, negotiating with other nations, and advising the President on international relations.
C. Vice-President of the International Court of Justice
The Vice-President of the International Court of Justice is the judge elected by fellow ICJ judges to assist and, when necessary, act in place of the Court’s President in presiding over its judicial functions.
D. President of Ecuador
The President of Ecuador is the country’s chief executive and head of state, responsible for leading the national government and representing Ecuador domestically and internationally.
E. NATO Secretary General
The NATO Secretary General is the alliance’s top civilian official, responsible for providing political leadership, chairing key decision-making bodies, and representing NATO on the international stage.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Secretary General of the Organization of American States
Target entity description: The Secretary General of the Organization of American States is the chief administrative officer and political representative who leads the OAS in promoting democracy, human rights, security, and development across the Americas.

A. Secretary-General of the United Nations
The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the chief administrative officer and de facto spokesperson of the UN, responsible for providing leadership, diplomacy, and coordination among member states on global issues.
B. United States Secretary of State
The United States Secretary of State is the federal government’s chief foreign affairs official, responsible for directing U.S. diplomacy, negotiating with other nations, and advising the President on international relations.
C. Vice-President of the International Court of Justice
The Vice-President of the International Court of Justice is the judge elected by fellow ICJ judges to assist and, when necessary, act in place of the Court’s President in presiding over its judicial functions.
D. President of Ecuador
The President of Ecuador is the country’s chief executive and head of state, responsible for leading the national government and representing Ecuador domestically and internationally.
E. President of Mexico
The President of Mexico is the head of state and government of the United Mexican States, responsible for leading the federal executive branch and representing the nation domestically and internationally.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international organization executive position ⓘ secretary general position ⓘ
appointedBy	General Assembly of the Organization of American States ⓘ
associatedWith	Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ⓘ Inter-American Court of Human Rights ⓘ
countryServed	member states of the Organization of American States ⓘ
currentHolder	Luis Almagro ⓘ
currentHolderStartDate	2015-05-26 ⓘ
domain	inter-American system ⓘ
electedBy	member states of the Organization of American States ⓘ
firstHolder	Alberto Lleras Camargo ⓘ
hasDeputy	Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States ⓘ
inauguralYear	1948 ⓘ
languageRequirement	proficiency in official languages of the OAS ⓘ
legalBasis	Charter of the Organization of American States ⓘ
officeLocation	OAS General Secretariat headquarters ⓘ linked to: Secretariat of the Organization of American States
officialLanguagesContext	English ⓘ French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
partOf	Organization of American States ⓘ
regionServed	Americas ⓘ
reportsTo	OAS General Assembly ⓘ linked to: General Assembly of the Organization of American States OAS Permanent Council ⓘ linked to: Permanent Council of the Organization of American States
represents	Organization of American States ⓘ collective interests of OAS member states ⓘ
responsibleFor	day-to-day administration of the OAS ⓘ implementation of decisions of the OAS General Assembly ⓘ implementation of decisions of the OAS Permanent Council ⓘ management of OAS staff and resources ⓘ overall direction of the General Secretariat of the OAS ⓘ preparation of the draft program-budget of the OAS ⓘ promotion of democracy in the Americas ⓘ promotion of human rights in the Americas ⓘ promotion of integral development in the Americas ⓘ promotion of multidimensional security in the Americas ⓘ representation of the OAS before member state governments ⓘ representation of the OAS before other international organizations ⓘ support for conflict prevention and resolution efforts in the region ⓘ support for electoral observation missions ⓘ
role	chief administrative officer of the Organization of American States ⓘ chief political representative of the Organization of American States ⓘ
seat	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
selectionMethod	election by absolute majority of OAS member states ⓘ
shortName	OAS Secretary General ⓘ linked to: Secretary General of the Organization of American States
termLength	5 years ⓘ
termRenewable	true ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Organization of American States → hasExecutiveHead → Secretary General of the Organization of American States ⓘ

Secretary General of the Organization of American States → shortName → OAS Secretary General ⓘ

linked to: Secretary General of the Organization of American States

Secretariat of the Organization of American States → isLedBy → Secretary General of the Organization of American States ⓘ

Alberto Lleras Camargo → positionHeld → Secretary General of the Organization of American States ⓘ

Luis Almagro → positionHeld → Secretary General of the Organization of American States ⓘ

Executive Secretariat for Integral Development → governedBy → Secretary General of the Organization of American States ⓘ

Executive Secretariat for Integral Development → reportsTo → Secretary General of the Organization of American States ⓘ

César Gaviria → positionHeld → Secretary General of the Organization of American States ⓘ

Organization of American States headquarters → hasOccupant → Secretary General of the Organization of American States ⓘ

2018 Venezuelan presidential election → notRecognizedBy → Organization of American States Secretary General ⓘ