Luis Almagro Receives the 2022 COA Chairman's Award for Leadership in the Americas

Council of the Americas (COA) honored Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) Luis Almagro with the Chairman’s Award for Leadership in the Americas at the 52nd Annual Washington Conference on the Americas private luncheon, held at the U.S. State Department on May 3. The Chairman’s Award is given to democratically elected officials who have shown outstanding commitment to the Western Hemisphere. COA Chairman Andrés Gluski presented the award at the Washington Conference luncheon.

“Democracy is the cornerstone of the OAS, and it is our role to promote and defend it to the best of our ability," said Almagro, who talked about the importance of renewing a commitment in the region against authoritarianism and for social justice.

• The second part of the 52nd Annual Washington Conference on the Americas takes place May 12, 2022. Learn more.