The Foreign Minister of Suriname, Albert Ramdin, was elected this Monday, March 10, as Secretary General of the Organization of American States, OAS, for the period 2025-2030.

 

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He will be the successor of Luis Almagro, the outgoing secretary, and will face great challenges in the region, such as political conflicts, sustainable development and support for the most vulnerable sectors in the face of violence.

Ramdin is a 67-year-old career diplomat, who now has the support of the 34 countries with the right to vote in an extraordinary general assembly of the OAS. The official will take office in May and will become the first Caribbean secretary general of the organization.

As will be recalled, Ramdin became the only candidate after his only rival, Paraguayan Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano, abandoned his candidacy following the support of a group of countries for Ramdin, who had already been deputy secretary general between 2005 and 2015.

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Through a resolution of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), the date to elect Luis Almagro’s successor was set for March 10, 2025.

The organization announced that member countries “must present their candidacies in writing on February 3.” On March 10, an extraordinary session will be held to select Almagro’s successor, whose term as Secretary General ends on May 25.

For February 10, “a session is planned for the candidates to present their proposals and initiatives in detail to the member states and the following day to civil society.”

It was learned that Suriname and Paraguay will nominate their foreign ministers, Albert Ramdin and Rubén Ramírez, respectively.

During another extraordinary session, scheduled for May 5, 2025, “the member countries of the OAS will elect the deputy secretary general, a position currently occupied by Néstor Méndez.”

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