ORDER OF BUSINESS

SIXTH MODEL OF THE PERMANENT COUNCIL

FOR OAS INTERNS – 6th MOAS/PC

March 18th, 2010

ORGANIZED BY

THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

OF THE SECRETARIAT FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS (DIA/SER)

AND

THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES (DHR)

ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS)

Washington, D.C.
SIXTH MODEL OF THE PERMANENT COUNCIL

FOR OAS INTERNS – 6th MOAS/PC

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 18, 2010

8:30am -9:00am / §  Registration of Participants and lobby / Padilha Vidal
Lobby (TL)
OPENING OF THE MODEL PERMANENT COUNCIL
9:00am – 9:30 am / §  Welcoming remarks by Ms. Irene Klinger, Director of the Department of International Affairs, Secretariat for External Relations (DIA/SER)
§  Address by Ambassador Jose Enrique Castillo Barrantes, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the OAS, and President of the Permanent Council / Padilha Vidal Room
9:30 am – 10:45 am / First Plenary Session
§  Introductory remarks by the Chair of the MOAS/PC
§  Roll Call of Delegations
§  Presentation of, and vote on the Order of Business
§  Presentation of, and vote on the Topics of the Agenda
§  Presentation of, and vote on the Modus Operandi
§  Establishment of the Order of Precedence by lot
§  General Statements by Head Delegates (1 minute, max.)
§  President breaks the Plenary session into two (2) Working Groups / Padilha Vidal Room
10:45 am – 12:00 m / Sessions of the Working Groups
§  Working Group 1 (with OAS expert)
§  Working Group 2 (with OAS expert) /
Padilha Vidal Room
Room 604
12:00 m -12:30 am / Lobby and Analysis of Resolutions:
§  Exchange of Working Group resolutions
§  Read the resolution to be presented by the other Working Group and prepare questions and arguments in favor and/or against
§  Lobby with delegates from the other WG to gain support for resolutions / Padilha Vidal Room
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm / Lunch / Each participant on his/her own
1:30 pm – 3:15pm / Second Plenary Session
§  Roll Call of Delegations
§  Debate of the two draft resolutions presented by the Working Groups (according to the Modus Operandi--No. 14) / Padilha Vidal Room
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm / Closing Plenary Session
(Conducted by the MOAS President)
§  Report by the Secretary General on the MOAS/PC
§  Closing remarks by MOAS President / Padilha Vidal Room
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm / Closing ceremony of the Sixth Model of the Permanent Council for OAS Interns
(Conducted by Nelly Robinson, MOAS Program Coordinator)
§  Remarks by Rosa Maria Barreiro, Director of the Department of Human Resources of the OAS.
§  Distribution of Certificates to participants (According to Working Groups and by Country). / Padilha Vidal Room