Press Releases: Secretary of State Pompeo to Lead U.S. Delegation to the Organization of American States General Assembly

Office of the Spokesperson

Washington, DC

June 1, 2018

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will lead the U.S. delegation to the 48^th Regular Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), the Western Hemisphere’s oldest and most respected multilateral organization, to be held in Washington, D.C. June 3-5. Secretary Pompeo will address the General Assembly’s plenary session at 11:05 a.m. on Monday, June 4 and will engage in discussions and consultations with regional counterparts on issues of shared interest.

The U.S. delegation will also include Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan, Ambassador Carlos Trujillo, U.S. Permanent Representative to the OAS, and Francisco Palmieri, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs.

The Secretary’s address at the plenary session will be open to the press. To cover the Secretary’s remarks, please register at the OAS’ press manual site. Please contact the OAS Press Office at oaspress@oas.org or 1-202-370-5437 for questions about press access.

The Secretary’s speech will be livestreamed at www.state.gov. Follow @StateDept during the event for updates and live tweets.

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