Organization of American States

The Organization of American States (Spanish Organizacion de los Estados Americanos, Portuguese Organizacao dos Estados Americanos, French Organisation des Etats Americains), or the OAS or OEA, is an inter continental organization founded on 30 April 1948, for the purposes of regional solidarity and cooperation among its member states.Headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, the OAS members are the 35 independent states of the Americas.