ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES OAS ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES OAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL DEFENSE REGION CARIBBEAN REGION EUROPE REGION CENTRAL AMERICA REGION NORTH AMERICA REGION SOUTH AMERICA GLOBAL RELATIONS ESTABLISHED 1948 PURPOSE TO PROMOTE REGIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT MEMBERS ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA ARGENTINA THE BAHAMAS BARBADOS BELIZE BOLIVIA BRAZIL CANADA CHILE COLOMBIA COSTA RICA CUBA DOMINICA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ECUADOR EL SALVADOR GRENADA GUATEMALA GUYANA HAITI HONDURAS JAMAICA MEXICO NICARAGUA PANAMA PARAGUAY PERU SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS SAINT LUCIA SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES SURINAME TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO UNITED STATES URUGUAY VENEZUELA NOTE CUBA HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM FORMAL PARTICIPATION IN THE OAS SINCE 1962
