Nicaragua Assumes Chair of OAS Permanent Council; Barbados Vice Chair

By: - January 14th, 2013

Above: Denis Moncada and Josel Hernandez (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera)

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Nicaragua’s Denis Moncada assumed the Chair of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States.

Ronaldo, Nicaragua’s Permanent Representative to the OAS, said his three-month term would focus on strengthening the Inter-American Human Rights System, among other priorities.

Moncada succeeds outgoing Chair Joel Antonio Hernandez Garcia.

“We are sure this will be a successful presidency,” Hernandez said.

The Vice Chair of the Council will be held by Barbados Ambassador John Beale.

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