A special session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States was held on 11 April 2005 at OAS headquarters in Washington, DC, United States, to elect a new Secretary General of the Organization among member states. The voting produced a 17-17 tie between Chile's Interior Minister José Miguel Insulza and Mexico's Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez, which forced the Organization to schedule a second round of elections for 2 May 2005 to end the unprecedented stalemate. On 29 April 2005, Mexico withdrew its candidate, which allowed Chile's Insulza to be elected Secretary General, with 31 votes, two abstentions and one vote left blank. The General Assembly is the supreme decision-making body of the Organization of American States (OAS). ... The Organization of American States (OAS; OEA in the other three official languages) is an international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., USA. Its members are the 35 independent nations of the Americas. ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... According to the Charter of the Organization of American States: The Secretary General shall direct the General Secretariat, be the legal representative thereof, and [...] be responsible to the General Assembly for the proper fulfillment of the obligations and functions of the General Secretariat. ... The Republic of Chile is a country in South America occupying a long coastal strip between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. ... José Miguel Insulza, Secretary General of the Organization of American States elect José Miguel Insulza Salinas (born June 2, 1943) is a Chilean socialist politician and Chiles current Interior Minister. ... The United Mexican States or Mexico (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México; regarding the use of the variant spelling Méjico, see section The name below) is a country located in North America, bordered to the north by the United States of America, to the southeast by Guatemala and Belize, to... Luis Ernesto Derbez Bautista (born April 1, 1947 in Mexico City) is a politician from Mexico in the government of President Vicente Fox. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stalemate is a term commonly found in both chess and war, not surprising considering the parallels of each. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Republic of Chile is a country in South America occupying a long coastal strip between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. ...

The special session of the General Assembly

Candidates

On 8 October 2004, the newly elected Secretary General, former president of Costa Rica Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, facing corruption allegations in his home country, announced his resignation from the OAS position, effective 15 October. Assistant Secretary General Luigi R. Einaudi (a U.S. career diplomat) assumed the office as a temporary measure. After a period of uncertainty lasting several months, it was decided that rather than wait until the regular General Assembly (to take place in Fort Lauderdale, USA, in June 2005), a special session of the General Assembly would be held at OAS headquarters on 7 April 2005; that date was later changed to 11 April, due to Pope John Paul II's funeral. Download high resolution version (480x640, 45 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (480x639, 36 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (480x637, 42 KB)José Miguel Insulza, Interior Minister of Chile Photo downloaded from the Organization of American States Photo Gallery, which states: The source of this photograph, the Organization of American States (Feb. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The following table contains a list of the presidents and heads of state of Costa Rica since Central American independence from Spain and Mexico. ... The Republic of Costa Rica is a republic in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south-southeast. ... Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría (born 9 January 1940) is a Costa Rican economist, businessman, and politician. ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... Luigi R. Einaudi is a U.S. career diplomat. ... Fort Lauderdale, known as the Venice of America, is a city located in Broward County, Florida. ... The word Usa has more than one meaning: U.S.A. - The United States of America The United States Army Usa, Oita - A city in Japan The USA cable network USA Today national daily newspaper The University of Southern Alabama goes by the initials U.S.A. The patriotic cheer... Ongoing events • 2005 Kuomintang visits to Mainland • Bill C-38 (Canada gay marriage) • German Visa Affair 2005 • Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan • Fuel prices • Election of OAS Secretary General • Stanislav Gross scandal in Czech republic Upcoming events Deaths in May May 3: Jagjit Singh Aurora May 3: Don Canham May... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... His Holiness Pope John Paul II, officially in Latin , born Karol Józef Wojtyla [1] (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005), was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church for almost 27 years, from 16 October 1978 until his death. ...

Three candidates emerged for the post:

• Francisco Flores, former president of El Salvador
• Luis Ernesto Derbez, foreign minister of Mexico
• José Miguel Insulza, interior minister of Chile

Francisco Flores's nomination had the official support of the United States, and he was supposed to be a "joint Central American" candidate to replace Rodríguez, given that consensus was that it was Central America's "turn" to head the OAS. Francisco Guillermo Flores Pérez (born October 17, 1959) was the president of El Salvador from 1999 until 2004 and a member of the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA). ... El Salvador (Spanish for The Savior) is a republic in Central America with a population of approximately 6. ... Luis Ernesto Derbez Bautista (born April 1, 1947 in Mexico City) is a politician from Mexico in the government of President Vicente Fox. ... The United Mexican States or Mexico (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México; regarding the use of the variant spelling Méjico, see section The name below) is a country located in North America, bordered to the north by the United States of America, to the southeast by Guatemala and Belize, to... José Miguel Insulza, Secretary General of the Organization of American States elect José Miguel Insulza Salinas (born June 2, 1943) is a Chilean socialist politician and Chiles current Interior Minister. ... The Republic of Chile is a country in South America occupying a long coastal strip between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. ... Central America is the region of North America located between the southern border of Mexico and the northwest border of Colombia, in South America. ...

Derbez's candidacy was officially launched by President of Mexico Vicente Fox on 7 December 2004. Derbez claimed to have the support of Belize, Bolivia, Canada, Honduras and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Seal of the Office of the President of Mexico The President of Mexico is the head of state of Mexico. ... Vicente Fox Quesada (born July 2, 1942) is the current president of Mexico. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Belize is a small nation on the eastern coast of Central America, on the Caribbean Sea bordering Mexico to the northwest and Guatemala to the west and south. ... The Republic of Bolivia is a landlocked country in central South America. ... Canada is a sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ... Honduras is a country in northern Central America, bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the south west El Salvador, to the south east by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras and the Caribbean Sea. ... Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an independent sovereign state of the Caribbean, part of the Commonwealth of Nations. ...

Mexico's nomination surprised Chile, which reacted quickly by nominating Insulza two days later. Chile claimed the support of Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, Uruguay and most of the CARICOM member states. Argentina is a country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east. ... The Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil in Portuguese) is the largest and most populous country in South America, and fifth largest in the world. ... The Republic of Ecuador is a country in northwestern South America, bounded by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean on the west. ... The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: República Bolivariana de Venezuela)1 is a country in northern South America. ... The Eastern Republic of Uruguay (Spanish: República Oriental del Uruguay) is a small country located in southern South America. ... The Caribbean Community and Common Market or CARICOM was established by the Treaty of Chaguaramas which came into effect on August 1, 1973. ...

On 8 April 2005, Francisco Flores withdrew his candidacy. He alleged the race was becoming too divisive for the Mesoamerican region. He also had the fewest supporters of the three. Flores, who initially appeared a promising choice, began losing support as the negotiations progressed. Up until Flores's withdrawal from the race, the U.S. State Department maintained that it wanted a Central American ex-president, and that Flores was its choice. Flores had the endorsement of El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic; significantly, from the earliest days of campaigning, neighboring Honduras said it would be unable to support Flores. April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Francisco Guillermo Flores Pérez (born October 17, 1959) was the president of El Salvador from 1999 until 2004 and a member of the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA). ... Mesoamerica is the region extending from central Mexico south to the northwestern border of Costa Rica that gave rise to a group of stratified, culturally related agrarian civilizations spanning an approximately 3,000-year period before the European discovery of the New World by Columbus. ... The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. ... El Salvador (Spanish for The Savior) is a republic in Central America with a population of approximately 6. ... The Republic of Guatemala is a country in Central America, in the south of the continent of North America, bordering both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. ... The Republic of Costa Rica is a republic in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south-southeast. ... Nicaragua is a republic in Central America. ... The Dominican Republic is a Spanish-speaking representative democracy located on the eastern portion of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, bordering Haiti. ... Honduras is a country in northern Central America, bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the south west El Salvador, to the south east by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras and the Caribbean Sea. ...

First round election results

Mexico's Derbez casts his ballot

On 11 April 2005, the foreign ministers of the American nations (or their plenipotentiary representatives) gathered to elect the new Secretary General. Three successive rounds of voting resulted in a tie, with 17 votes going for each of the two candidates. After a recess of slightly over two hours, fourth and fifth ballots were held. A press report published in the Buenos Aires daily La Nación on 12 April indicated that during that break, Roger Noriega of the U.S state department and the foreign ministers of the Mercosur countries had been able to convince Grenada and Paraguay, respectively, to change their votes. Thus, although the fourth and fifth rounds also resulted in ties, the distribution of votes was allegedly different from the breakdown in the first three. Because of this unprecendented stalemate, in a private 30-minute gathering the states' representatives decided that a new vote would take place on 2 May 2005. Download high resolution version (2240x1488, 278 KB)Subject: OAS Source: OAS [1]  ©  This image is copyrighted. ... Download high resolution version (2240x1488, 278 KB)Subject: OAS Source: OAS [1]  ©  This image is copyrighted. ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Buenos Aires (Good Winds in Spanish, but more akin to Fair Winds, as in navigation) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as one of the largest cities in South America. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... Roger Francisco Noriega (born 1959), a Mexican_American, is an official in the administration of President George W. Bush who holds the post of Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, a position to which he was appointed on 29 July 2003. ... Flag of Mercosur Mercosur or Mercosul (Spanish: Mercado Común del Sur, Portuguese: Mercado Comum do Sul, English: Southern Common Market) is a trading zone among Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, founded in 1991. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Possible breakdown of first-round support

This is a list of the member countries according to their statements of official support for one or other of the candidates, together with inferences of the voting intentions of the other states as reported in the international press. All 34 active member nations of the OAS were entitled to one vote each. An absolute majority (18 votes) was needed to win the election. Absolute majority is a supermajoritarian voting requirement which is stricter than a simple majority. ...

For the purposes of the following table, the OAS member states have been grouped into four regional blocs:

• CARICOM member states (14) are highlighted in green.
• South American Community of Nations member states (10) are highlighted in blue (Guyana and Suriname are members of both the CARICOM and SACN, but are grouped with the former.)
• North American Free Trade Agreement member states (3) are highlighted in pink.
• The Spanish-speaking nations of Central America and the Caribbean (7) are highlighted in yellow.

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Second round election

Luigi R. Einaudi (center) and Samuel Lewis Navarro (right) applaud José Miguel Insulza (left) as the newly elected Secretary General of the OAS

Even though the 2 May re-run of the election allowed new contenders to stand in addition to the two existing candidates, no new candidates emerged. The press had initially speculated that Manuel Rodríguez Cuadros, the current foreign minister of Peru, would have been a likely "consensus" candidate in the new scenario, and on 12 April, the Lima daily Perú 21 gave the name of former transitional president Valentín Paniagua as another option. As the weeks progressed, however, nothing further was heard about a Peruvian candidacy.[1]  (http://estadis.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/277737.html) The Canadian media also suggested that their foreign minister Pierre Pettigrew may be a candidate in the second round, but Pettigrew was dissuaded by Prime Minister Paul Martin. The continuing deadlock appeared to be broken with Haiti's 27 April announcement of its intention to support Insulza in the second round (Haiti was believed to have voted for Derbez in the first election). [2] (http://www.emol.com/noticias/nacional/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=180437) Download high resolution version (1952x1396, 303 KB)Subject: José Miguel Insulza Source: Organization of American States web site [1]  ©  This image is copyrighted. ... Download high resolution version (1952x1396, 303 KB)Subject: José Miguel Insulza Source: Organization of American States web site [1]  ©  This image is copyrighted. ... Samuel Lewis Navarro is the first vice-president and foreign minister of Panama. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... The Republic of Peru (Spanish: Perú; Quechua, Aymara: Piruw) is a country in western South America, bordering Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil to the east, Bolivia to the east, south-east and south, Chile to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... This article is about Lima, Peru. ... Valentín Paniagua Corazao Valentín Paniagua Corazao (born September 23, 1936) is a congressman in Peru. ... Canada is a sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ... In the Cabinet of Canada, the Minister of Foreign Affairs is responsible for overseeing the federal governments international relations department, Foreign Affairs Canada. ... Pierre Stewart Pettigrew (born in Quebec City on April 18, 1951) is a Canadian politician. ... The Prime Minister of Canada, the head of the Canadian government, is usually the leader of the political party with the most seats in the Canadian House of Commons. ... The Right Honourable Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, PC, MP, (born August 28, 1938 in Windsor, Ontario) is the 21st Prime Minister of Canada, succeeding Jean Chrétien on December 12, 2003. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ...

Both Derbez and Insulza initially confirmed that they would remain in the race. However, in a surprise development, and after intense negotiations between Mexico, Chile and the United States at the third Ministerial Meeting of the Community of Democracies in Santiago, Chile, on 29 April, Colombian foreign minister Carolina Barco announced that Derbez was withdrawing his candidacy, "in order to prevent a breakdown of hemispheric relations". This left Insulza as the sole candidate for the post. [3]  (http://www.politinfo.com/articles/article_2005_04_29_2111.html). April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... Carolina Barco Isakson (born 1950? in Boston, Massachusetts) is the foreign minister of Colombia since August 2002, when President Álvaro Uribe took office. ...

At the Thirtieth Special Session of the General Assembly held on 2 May 2005, José Miguel Insulza was duly elected to serve as Secretary General of the Organization of American States. Voting was 31 in favor, two abstentions (believed to have been Mexico and Bolivia), and one vote left blank (announced in advance by Peru). Insulza is scheduled to take office on 25 May. May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... José Miguel Insulza, Secretary General of the Organization of American States elect José Miguel Insulza Salinas (born June 2, 1943) is a Chilean socialist politician and Chiles current Interior Minister. ... According to the Charter of the Organization of American States: The Secretary General shall direct the General Secretariat, be the legal representative thereof, and [...] be responsible to the General Assembly for the proper fulfillment of the obligations and functions of the General Secretariat. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ...

External links

Prior to the election

• English language
  • Chile leads race for OAS top post with backing from 11 CARICOM members (http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2005/04/04/oas.shtml) (AFP via Caribbean Net News, 4 April)
  • Caricom split on backing Chile (http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=70425795) (Trinidad and Tobago Express, 4 April)
  • America: Region Divided in Three by Race for OAS Leadership (http://www.ipsnews.net/africa/interna.asp?idnews=27914) (IPS, 17 March)
  • Mexican-Chilean Partnership (http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0504/S00113.htm) – "No matter the outcome of the OAS race, one of its certain casualties has been the Mexican-Chilean partnership." (Council on Hemispheric Affairs, 7 April)
  • Insulza Likely to Become New OAS Sec-Gen (http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0504/S00169.htm) (Council on Hemispheric Affairs, 11 April)
• Spanish language
  • Da Ecuador su voto a Insulza para dirigir OEA (http://estadis.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/121738.html) (El Universal, Mexico City, 12 February)
  • Prevén ventaja de Derbez en OEA por renuncia de Flores (http://estadis.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/277095.html) (AP via El Universal online, Mexico City, 8 April)

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First round of voting

• English language
  • OAS stalemate in leader election (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4434231.stm) (BBC News, 11 April)
  • Deadlock in Ballot for New Secretary General (http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-04-12-voa2.cfm) (VOA, 11 April)
• Spanish language
  • Se consagra empate entre Insulza y Derbez en la OEA (http://www.lanacion.cl/prontus_noticias/site/artic/20050411/pags/20050411112216.html) (La Nación, Santiago, 11 April)
  • Opción de Insulza queda en suspenso en la OEA tras cinco empates seguidos (http://www.emol.com/noticias/nacional/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=178692) (El Mercurio en Internet, Santiago, 11 April)
  • Ni con el apoyo tardío de EU logra Derbez más votos (http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2005/abr05/050412/027n1mun.php) (La Jornada, Mexico City, 12 April)
  • Inesperado traspié de EE.UU.en la OEA (http://www.lanacion.com.ar/695444) (La Nación, Buenos Aires, 12 April)

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Prior to second round

• English language
  • Thwarted Election Hurts OAS (http://www.forbes.com/home/business/2005/04/18/cz_0418oxan_oas.html) (Oxford Analytica via Forbes, 18 April)
  • Chilean to lead OAS after US compromise (http://news.ft.com/cms/s/f86787ac-b8f5-11d9-bfeb-00000e2511c8.html) (Financial Times, London, 29 April)
  • Chilean poised to become OAS head (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4499609.stm) (BBC News, 29 April)
  • O.A.S. to Pick Chile Socialist U.S. Opposed as Its Leader (http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/30/international/americas/30oas.html?ex=1115524800&en=b9406557e228ef87&ei=5040&partner=MOREOVERNEWS) (New York Times, New York, 30 April)
  • Remarks by Mr. Insulza following Derbez's withdrawal (http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2005/45446.htm) (US Department of State)
• Spanish language
  • Evalúa Perú si presentará candidato a OEA (http://estadis.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/277737.html) (AP via El Universal online, Mexico City, 12 April)
  • Gazmuri: Haití asegura apoyo a Insulza (http://www.emol.com/noticias/nacional/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=180437) (Orbe via El Mercurio online, Santiago, April 27)
  • Espera Derbez retiro de candidatura de Insulza (http://estadis.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/280661.html) (El Universal, 29 April)
  • México pretendió evitar una ruptura: Derbez (http://estadis.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/280714.html) (El Universal, 29 April)

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Second round

• English language
  • OAS Press Release (http://www.oas.org/OASpage/press_releases/press_release.asp?sCodigo=E-091/05) (Washington, DC, 2 May)
  • OAS photo gallery (http://www.oas.org/Photos/2005/05May/01/index.htm)
  • Chile candidate becomes OAS head (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4507145.stm) (BBC News, 2 May)
  • OAS elects Chile's Insulza as new leader (http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=8362689) (Reuters, 2 May)
  • Chile's Man at the OAS: A Blow to Washington? (http://www.counterpunch.org/sanchez05032005.html) (CounterPunch, 3 May)
• Spanish language
  • A pesar de Perú y Bolivia, Insulza es elegido en la OEA (http://www.emol.com/noticias/internacional/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=180885) (El Mercurio en Internet, Santiago, 2 May)