1. Summits of the Americas Secretariat
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2. The Summits of the Americas Process
Summit of the Americas
Consensus-building
at the Highest level
Set the Inter-American Agenda
in the Summits Process
Dialogue and collaborate on current, on-going, and future issues affecting the countries of the region
Bring together the
democratically-elected
presidents and prime
ministers from the
Hemisphere
Issue declarations, mandates, and commitments among government in consultation with key multilateral institutions and social actors
A country’s balance of payment depends on,
1) Current Account Balance: its commodity trade
2) Capital Account Balance: its net inflow or outflow of private and public financial resources
For many developing countries who are suffering from deficits on their current account balance,
a continuous net inflow of foreign financial resources represents an important ingredient
in their long-run development strategies.
* Foreign Aid: Public and Private development assistance
SAS provides support to the coordination of activities for Summit stakeholders,
the management of various mechanisms that strengthen the process,
and serves as the institutional memory of the Summits process 2

3. Summits of the Americas Process
OAS Member States (SIRG, CISC)
Joint Summit Working Group
12 institutions
General Secretariat of the OAS - Summits of the Americas Secretariat
Main Actors of
the Summits Process
Inter-American Ministerial Meetings
Host Country (Colombia)
Social Actors

4. Role of Main Actors in the Summits Process
Through the Summits Process
Main governing body of the SAP chaired by the Host country
Act as a forum to facilitate planning of activities
Ensure proper follow-up on implementation of Summit Mandates
Negotiates the principal documents for the next Summit
Two central advisory bodies: Steering Committee, Executive Council
SIRG
CISC
Formal management mechanism for effective and efficient follow-up
Serve as a bridge b/w the Permanent Council (OAS) and the
SIRG (Summit)
Serve as a forum to coordinate all OAS activities in the SAP
Receives reports on the inter-American Ministerial Meetings
Designs, implements and evaluates strategies to increase and
facilitate civil society and other social actor’s participation in OAS
and Summits
Inter-American Ministerials
JSWG
*uneven impact
reinforce dualistic economic structures
Inappropriateness
Produce Inappropriate products: demanded by a small, rich minority of the local population
-Stimulate inappropriate consumption patterns: through advertising and their monopolistic market power
-With inappropriate (capital-intensive) technologies: which could lead unemployment problem
Inappropriate consumption – market distortion
Inappropriate technoogies - it is common for MNCs invest in labor intensive industry based on cheap labor force,
in some case, when capital-intensive technologies is used, it will cause unemployment problem
Resource misallocation : not socially desirable projects, but the field that could benefit MNCs.
Social Actors
SAS 4

5. Through the Summits Process Inter-American Ministerials
Role of Main Actors in the Summits Process
Through the Summits Process
The coordination of efforts b/w the Summits and the Ministerial
processes is the key to set the inter-American agenda
Instructions transmitted from Summits to the OAS General Assembly,
which then issues mandates to the Permanent Council and its
Committees, to the Secretariats of the Ministerial Processes and
to the inter-American Commissions and Committees
SIRG
CISC
Inter-American Ministerials
Coordinate the support of 12 institutions to the Summits process
Provide technical guidance to countries in the identification and
negotiation of issues in the Summits process
Plan and carry out projects and initiatives to implement Summit
commitments
Support inter-American ministerial meetings and their linkages
Participates in Summit policy dialogues to exchange ideas for the
Summits process
JSWG
*uneven impact
reinforce dualistic economic structures
Inappropriateness
Produce Inappropriate products: demanded by a small, rich minority of the local population
-Stimulate inappropriate consumption patterns: through advertising and their monopolistic market power
-With inappropriate (capital-intensive) technologies: which could lead unemployment problem
Inappropriate consumption – market distortion
Inappropriate technoogies - it is common for MNCs invest in labor intensive industry based on cheap labor force,
in some case, when capital-intensive technologies is used, it will cause unemployment problem
Resource misallocation : not socially desirable projects, but the field that could benefit MNCs.
Asia
Social Actors
SAS 5

6. Joint Summit Working Group - Institutional Partners

7. Role of Main Actors in the Summits Process
Through the Summits Process
Increasing role of civil society to consolidate democracy in the
Summits process
CSO has expanded to include Social actors (Indigenous Peoples,
Afro-descendants, Youth, Private Sector, Labor Unions and
Workers, Women and Gender Identity groups, Academia, Think-
tanks, Persons with Disabilities)
Active participation in both preparation and implementation
SIRG
CISC
Serve as the technical secretariat to the SIRG
Provide technical support to the CISC Chair and the PC Secretariat
Strengthen the linkages and coordination among Ministerials
Serves as Chair of the JSWG to assure support of the Group is
effectively provided to the Summits process
Facilitates participation of Social actors through: Forums (on-site and
virtual), policy dialogues, and other consultations; Presentation of
recommendations for consideration by OAS countries; and Official
dialogues between States and Social Actors representatives
Inter-American Ministerials
JSWG
*uneven impact
reinforce dualistic economic structures
Inappropriateness
Produce Inappropriate products: demanded by a small, rich minority of the local population
-Stimulate inappropriate consumption patterns: through advertising and their monopolistic market power
-With inappropriate (capital-intensive) technologies: which could lead unemployment problem
Inappropriate consumption – market distortion
Inappropriate technoogies - it is common for MNCs invest in labor intensive industry based on cheap labor force,
in some case, when capital-intensive technologies is used, it will cause unemployment problem
Resource misallocation : not socially desirable projects, but the field that could benefit MNCs.
Social Actors
Social Actors
SAS
SAS 7

8. Reduction of poverty and inequality Access to and use of technology
The Sixth Summit of the Americas
Theme of the Summit: “Connecting the Americas: Partners for Prosperity"
Six sub-themes:
Summit Implementation Review Group (SIRG) –negotiates Summit documents
JSWG – provides technical input and aligns commitments with institutional programming
Social Actors – consultations and recommendations compiled and channeled to member states during negotiations
Reduction of poverty and inequality
Natural Disasters
Access to and use of technology
Security
Physical Integration
Regional cooperation

9. Key Results of Sixth Summit
Consensus reached on action and commitments in five thematic areas (poverty & inequality; security; infrastructure; natural disasters; access to technology)
Facilitated the participation and inputs of over 3,500 social actor participants in the preparatory process
Unprecedented government engagement with social actors at Summit dialogue (13 Foreign Ministers and 2 Heads of State)
Support pledged from institutional partners on follow-up and implementation of Summit commitments
Frank and open high-level dialogue among member states on key hemispheric issues
Mandate to OAS to assess current anti-drug policy and efforts

10. Follow Up and Implementation
Summit Follow-up System (SISCA):
Provides countries with tools for assessing progress towards attaining the goals of Summit mandates through results based management
A virtual and interactive system which includes substantive data such as policies, strategies, obstacles and steps towards the implementation of mandates
Improves the coordination between all actors of the system
Allows the sharing of best practices and experiences in order to tackle priorities
Solves the gap between “mandating and delivering” by helping to create a path for each base on its unique conditions and contexts

11. SUMMITS OF THE AMERICAS SECRETARIAT ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES
Thank you!
SUMMITS OF THE AMERICAS SECRETARIAT ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES
19th Street & Ave. Constitution, NW
Washington, D.C
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