1. “Contributing to the Peace and Security of the Hemisphere” THE IADB AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM

2. BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND STATUTE, RESOLUTIONS AND MANDATESSTATUTE, RESOLUTIONS AND MANDATES MEMBER COUNTRIESMEMBER COUNTRIES STRUCTURE AND ACTIVITIESSTRUCTURE AND ACTIVITIES CONSIDERATIONSCONSIDERATIONS PERSPECTIVESPERSPECTIVES INTEGRATION WITH THE OASINTEGRATION WITH THE OAS CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONS SUMMARY

3. 68 YEARS 1962 Creation of the Inter-Amercian Defense College 1948 Creation of the Organization of American States (IADB is not included, but relies on the OAS budget) 2002 Modification of the IADB Structure. (Civilian Supervision and democratic elections of authorities 2006 XXXII General Assembly - recognizes the IADB as an entity of the OAS and approves the statute 1942 3rd Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Creation of the Inter-American Defense Board) 2 nd Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Invasion of Europe) Misiles Crisis 2003 Declaration of the Security of the Americas 2009 REVISION 1940 1939 WWII Pearl Harbor 1941 1993 1998 XXIII General Assembly – Defines the functions of the Board Process of renewal and modernization of the Inter- American System begins MAIN HISTORICAL FACTS Taking into account:  “advice services of a technical-military character which in no case may have an operational nature”.  “including the principle of civilian oversight and the democratic election of its authorities”. “Crarify the juridical and institucional relationship between the IADB and the OAS”

4. IADB WITHIN THE OAS IADB WITHIN THE OAS Inter-American Institute for Agriculture Cooperation Inter-American Indigenist Institute Pan-American Health Organization Inter-American Women Comission GENERAL ASSEMBLY Inter-american Comission for the Control of Drug Abuse INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE BOARD Inter-american Comission of Telecomunications Inter-American Human Rights Committee Especialized Organisms Inter-American Human Rights Comission Permanent Council ENTITIES and Organisms GENERAL SECRETARIAT

5. IADB PURPOSE “Provide to the OAS and its Member States, technical, consultive and educational advise regarding military and defense issues of the hemisphere”

6. ATTRIBUTIONS OF THE IADB  Provide to the OAS and its Member States: Advanced academic courses on military and defense issuesAdvanced academic courses on military and defense issues Technical advice to the States on diminingTechnical advice to the States on dimining Adminstration, security and destruction advise of weapons inventoryAdminstration, security and destruction advise of weapons inventory Technical advice on the elaborations of Doctrines Documents and National Politics of DefenseTechnical advice on the elaborations of Doctrines Documents and National Politics of Defense Technical advice on the development of Confidence and Security Building MeasuresTechnical advice on the development of Confidence and Security Building Measures

7. Technical and consultive advice on humanitarian assistance in case of disastersTechnical and consultive advice on humanitarian assistance in case of disasters Technical and consultive advice on Search and Rescue issues (SAR)Technical and consultive advice on Search and Rescue issues (SAR)  Keep the inventory updated of the Confidence and Security Building measures  Promote integration and cooperation with other regional and global organizations of similar nature  Promote integration and cooperation between civilian and military people from the Member States of the OAS ATTRIBUTIONS OF THE IADB

8. Mandates of the OAS General Assembly (06/04/2009) Resolution 2446 - “SUPPORT FOR THE CONFERENCE OF DEFENSE MINISTERS OF THE AMERICAS IN HOUSING ITS INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY” Resolution 2446 - “SUPPORT FOR THE CONFERENCE OF DEFENSE MINISTERS OF THE AMERICAS IN HOUSING ITS INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY” Resolution 2447 - “CONFIDENCE- AND SECURITY- BUILDING IN THE AMERICAS” Resolution 2447 - “CONFIDENCE- AND SECURITY- BUILDING IN THE AMERICAS” Resolution 2453 - “THE AMERICAS AS AN ANTIPERSONNEL-LAND-MINE-FREE ZONE” Resolution 2453 - “THE AMERICAS AS AN ANTIPERSONNEL-LAND-MINE-FREE ZONE” Resolution 2482 - “SUPPORT FOR THE ACTIVITIES OF THE INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE BOARD” Resolution 2482 - “SUPPORT FOR THE ACTIVITIES OF THE INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE BOARD”

9. Mandates of the OAS General Assembly Resolution 2485 - “SPECIAL SECURITY CONCERNS OF THE SMALL ISLAND STATES OF THE CARIBBEAN”Resolution 2485 - “SPECIAL SECURITY CONCERNS OF THE SMALL ISLAND STATES OF THE CARIBBEAN” Resolution 2492 - “EXISTING MECHANISMS FOR DISASTER PREVENTION AND RESPONSE AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AMONG THE MEMBER STATES” Resolution 2492 - “EXISTING MECHANISMS FOR DISASTER PREVENTION AND RESPONSE AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AMONG THE MEMBER STATES”

10. ANTIGUA E BARBUDA ARGENTINA BARBADOS BOLÍVIA BRASIL CANADÁ CHILE COLÔMBIA EQUADOR EL SALVADOR GUATEMALA GUIANA HONDURAS MÉXICO NICARÁGUA PARAGUAI PERU TRINIDAD E TOBAGO REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA URUGUAI ESTADOS UNIDOS VENEZUELA 27 HAITÍ SURINAME BELIZE PANAMÁ MEMBER COUNTRIES JAMAICA

11. COSTA RICA BAHAMAS DOMINICA GRANADA SANTA LUCIA SAINT KITTS & NEVIS SÃO VICENTE & GRANADINAS 7 DO NOT PARTICIPATE WITH IADB

12. CHINA DINAMARCA ESPANHA HOLANDA FRANÇA* 5 PERMANET OBSERVERS * official letter

13. IADB STRUCTURE COUNCIL OF DELEGATES (all Member States) CHAIRMAN (Brazil) SECRETARIAT (Trinidad & Tobago) IADC (United States) SUB-SECRETARIAT FOR ADVISORY SERVICES – SAS (Chile) SUB-SECRETARIAT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND CONFERENCES SERVICES - SACS (Brazil) VICE-DIRECTOR (Perú) CHIEF OF STUDIES (Guatemala) VICE- CHAIRMAN (Guatemala)

16. 16 COLÉGIO INTERAMERICANO DE DEFESA SECRETARIAT SUB-SECRETARIAT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND CONFERENCES SERVICES SUB-SECRETARIAT FOR ADVISORY SERVICES MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE DIVISION MULTIDIMENSIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION ANLYSIS AND PLANIFICATION DIVISION CHAIRMAN VICE-CHAIRMAN COUNCIL OF DELEGATES IADB STRUCTURE

17. INTER AMERICAN DEFENSE COLLEGE (IADC) INTER AMERICAN DEFENSE COLLEGE (IADC) “THE IADC IS AN INSTITUTE OF HIGHER LEARNING WHICH OFFERS ADVANCED COURSES PERTAINING TO MILITARY AND DEFENSE TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM, TO MILITARY OFFICIALS AND CIVILIAN FUNCTIONARIES OF MEMBER AND OBSERVER STATES OF THE OAS”

18. “IS THE TECHNICAL ORGAN OF THE IADB” ATTRIBUTIONS: ATTRIBUTIONS: ADVISE THE COUNCIL OF DELEGATES ADVISE THE COUNCIL OF DELEGATES DEVELOP PLANS, STUDIES, ANALYSES AND REPORTS, RELATED TO MILITARY AND DEFENSE ISSUES DEVELOP PLANS, STUDIES, ANALYSES AND REPORTS, RELATED TO MILITARY AND DEFENSE ISSUES SUB-SECRETARIAT FOR SUB-SECRETARIAT FOR ADVISORY SERVICES (SAS) ADVISORY SERVICES (SAS)

19. ACTIVITIES

20. 20 MAIN WORK AREAS MAIN WORK AREAS CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY BUILDING MEASURES HUMANITARIAN DEMINING NATURAL DISASTERS AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE SMALL STATES NEEDS TRAINING IN HEMISPHERIC DEFENSE AND SECURITY CONFERENCES: CDMA; CNI; CAA; AND SICOFAA

21. CONFERENCE OF COMMANDERS OF AMERICAN ARMIES (CAA)CONFERENCE OF COMMANDERS OF AMERICAN ARMIES (CAA) INTER-AMERICAN NAVAL CONFERENCE (INC)INTER-AMERICAN NAVAL CONFERENCE (INC) SYSTEM OF COOPERATION OF AMERICAN AIR FORCES (SCAAF)SYSTEM OF COOPERATION OF AMERICAN AIR FORCES (SCAAF) CONFERENCE OF DEFENSE MINISTERS OF THE AMERICAS (CDMA)CONFERENCE OF DEFENSE MINISTERS OF THE AMERICAS (CDMA) PRINCIPAL FORUMS

22. CONFERENCE ON THE SECURITY AND DEFENSE OF SOUTH AMERICACONFERENCE ON THE SECURITY AND DEFENSE OF SOUTH AMERICA MEETING OF COMMANDERS OF ARMIES OF MERCOSURMEETING OF COMMANDERS OF ARMIES OF MERCOSUR INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE AGAINST TERRORISM (CICTE)INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE AGAINST TERRORISM (CICTE) INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE AGAINST DRUG ABUSE (CICAD)INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE AGAINST DRUG ABUSE (CICAD) PRINCIPAL FORUMS

23. WORKED WITH OFFICERS WITH GREAT EXPERIENCE AND LENGTH OF SERVICEWORKED WITH OFFICERS WITH GREAT EXPERIENCE AND LENGTH OF SERVICE SOME OF THE VISITS RECEIVED IN 2009:SOME OF THE VISITS RECEIVED IN 2009:  COMMANDER OF THE US 12TH AIR FORCE AND AIR FORCE SOUTH  COMMANDER OF 4TH FLEET OF THE US NAVY  AMBASSADORS TO THE OAS  TWO SENATORS AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FEDERATED REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL  MINISTER OF DEFENSE OF SPAIN, ACCOMPANIED BY THE AMBASSADOR OF SPAIN TO THE UNITED STATES  DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OF BRAZIL INTERESTS OF THE BOARD MEMBER COUNTRIES

24.  CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES  CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE BRAZILIAN ARMY  MILITARY ADVISOR TO THE PERMANENT MISSION OF BRAZIL TO THE UNITED NATIONS  SECRETARY FOR POLICY, STRATEGY, AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OF THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OF BRAZIL  COURSES OF HIGHER STUDIES IN THE AREA OF DEFENSE  MILITARY DELEGATIONS FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES INTERESTS OF THE BOARD MEMBER COUNTRIES

25. CONSIDERATIONS AFTER 68 YEARS OF EXISTENCE, THE IADB IS ABLE TO SHARE THE SAME OBJECTIVES BETWEEN THE VARIOUS REPRESENTATIVES OF MEMBER STATES, ALL UNDER THE SAME UMBRELLA AFTER 68 YEARS OF EXISTENCE, THE IADB IS ABLE TO SHARE THE SAME OBJECTIVES BETWEEN THE VARIOUS REPRESENTATIVES OF MEMBER STATES, ALL UNDER THE SAME UMBRELLA THE CURRENT PHASE OF THE IADB SHOWS NEW STRENGTH AND SYNERGY BETWEEN THE ORGANS, AND AROUSES THE ATTENTION AND INTEREST FROM OBSERVER COUNTRIES SUCH AS FRANCE AND THE NETHERLANDS THE CURRENT PHASE OF THE IADB SHOWS NEW STRENGTH AND SYNERGY BETWEEN THE ORGANS, AND AROUSES THE ATTENTION AND INTEREST FROM OBSERVER COUNTRIES SUCH AS FRANCE AND THE NETHERLANDS

26. IN THE IADB THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT THAT SHOULD BE USED TO ACT AS AN INSTRUMENT OF INTEGRATION AND COOPERATION, A CATALYST FOR TRANSPARENCY AND MUTUAL TRUST BETWEEN THE NATIONS: A VECTOR OF HARMONY, PROMOTING CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY IN THE AMERICAS THE IADB BENEFITS FROM A COLLECTION OF MILITARY PERSONNEL COMING FROM THE GROUND, AIR AND NAVAL FORCES OF COUNTRIES OF THE HEMISPHERE. THIS CONTINGENT HAS EXPERIENCE AND POTENTIAL TO ACT AS A MONITORING CENTER OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE, EFFECTIVELY EXERCISING ITS ROLE AS AN ADVISOR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN ITS AREA OF COMPETENCE. THE IADB BENEFITS FROM A COLLECTION OF MILITARY PERSONNEL COMING FROM THE GROUND, AIR AND NAVAL FORCES OF COUNTRIES OF THE HEMISPHERE. THIS CONTINGENT HAS EXPERIENCE AND POTENTIAL TO ACT AS A MONITORING CENTER OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE, EFFECTIVELY EXERCISING ITS ROLE AS AN ADVISOR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN ITS AREA OF COMPETENCE. CONSIDERATIONS

27. ONGOING ACTIONS: –STIMULATE THE EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION OF ALL REPRESENTATIVES FROM MEMBER STATES –PRESENT THE IADB AS A HIGH LEVEL ADVISORY ORGAN –PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE CDMA –COMPLY RAPIDLY WITH THE DEMANDS OF THE OAS –ESTABLISH LIAISON OFFICERS AT THE OAS –EXPEDITE THE INTEGRATION PROCESS WITH THE OAS –INTEGRATE FULLY INTO OAS SYSTEMS CONSIDERATIONS

28. –CONSOLIDATE INTEGRATION INTO THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM –IMPLEMENT MECHANISMS FOR COOPERATION IN THE MILITARY FIELD –MONITOR AND EVALUATE THE DOCTRINE FOR ARMED FORCES COOPERATION IN SECURITY MATTERS –INTEGRATE WITH OTHER SIMILAR DEFENSE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE HEMISPHERES –EVOLVE INTO A MORE AGILE STRUCTURE TO MEET THE DEMANDS IN THE MILITARY FIELD AND IN DEFENSE PERSPECTIVES

29. INTEGRATION WITH THE OAS ACTIONS DRIVING EFFECTIVE CONSOLIDATION: –KNOWLEDGE OF THE OAS –APPROACH TO THE AMBASSADORS –INVITATIONS TO AMBASSADORS – MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF DELEGATES –INTERACTION WITH SEDI; CHS; SSM –EFFECTIVENESS OF LIAISON OFFICERS –INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN THE WORK OF THE OAS IN MATTERS RELATING TO THE SPHERE OF ACTION OF THE IADB

30. DIFFICULTIES: –ACCUMULATED POTENTIAL, ABILITY, AND EXPERIENCE STILL UNDER EXPLORED –EXPEDITING THE INTEGRATION PROCESS BETWEEN THE IADB AND THE OAS (IADB + e OAS -) MAIN REASON: LITTLE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ORGANIZATIONLITTLE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ORGANIZATION “LOW DEMAND” INTEGRATION WITH THE OAS

31. SUMÁRIOSUMÁRIOMUTUALKNOWLEDGE DEMAND BUDGET PRIORITY POTENTIAL CAPACITY PARTICIPATION ACCUMULATEDEXPERIENCE

32. CONCLUSIONS THE IADB: AS A BODY OF HIGH-LEVEL ADVICE:AS A BODY OF HIGH-LEVEL ADVICE: –CAN DO MORE –HOW? PARTICIPATING. BEING INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE VARIOUS WORK GROUPS THAT AFFECT OUR AREA OF OPERATION IT IS THE ONLY BODY OF THE AMERICAN SYSTEM WHICH FOSTERS EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION AND EXCHANGES IN MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE, BETWEEN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE HEMISPHEREIT IS THE ONLY BODY OF THE AMERICAN SYSTEM WHICH FOSTERS EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION AND EXCHANGES IN MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE, BETWEEN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE HEMISPHERE IT CONTRIBUTES TO THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE OAS CHARTERIT CONTRIBUTES TO THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE OAS CHARTER IT IS AN INSTRUMENT OF INTEGRATION AND COOPERATIONIT IS AN INSTRUMENT OF INTEGRATION AND COOPERATION

33. CONCLUSIONS IT IS A CATALYST FOR TRANSPARENCY AND TRUSTIT IS A CATALYST FOR TRANSPARENCY AND TRUST IT HAS THE STRUCTURE OF THE COUNCIL OF DELEGATES TO ADOPT DECISIONS TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL MEMBER COUNTRIESIT HAS THE STRUCTURE OF THE COUNCIL OF DELEGATES TO ADOPT DECISIONS TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL MEMBER COUNTRIES THROUGH THE IADC, THERE CAN BE DEBATE AND PROVISION OF SOLUTIONS TO ALL PROBLEMS OF MEMBER STATESTHROUGH THE IADC, THERE CAN BE DEBATE AND PROVISION OF SOLUTIONS TO ALL PROBLEMS OF MEMBER STATES IT IS A KEY ADVISORY BODY ON MILITARY AND DEFENSE ISSUES FOR THE OASIT IS A KEY ADVISORY BODY ON MILITARY AND DEFENSE ISSUES FOR THE OAS IT CAN HELP TO CONFRONT THE NEW THREATS, IDENTIFIED IN THE DECLARATION ON SECURITY IN THE AMERICAS, WITHIN ITS SPHERE OF COMPETENCEIT CAN HELP TO CONFRONT THE NEW THREATS, IDENTIFIED IN THE DECLARATION ON SECURITY IN THE AMERICAS, WITHIN ITS SPHERE OF COMPETENCE

34. WHAT AM I DOING “PROMOTING PEACE, CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY IN THE HEMISPHERE”

35. INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE BOARD (1942 – 2010) “Contributing to the Peace and Security of the Hemisphere” YEAR IV AS AN ENTITY OF THE OAS