The Caribbean:

• Cuba
• Jamaica
• Dominican Republic
• Trinidad and Tobago

The Meeting appointed Mexico as President of the Directive Committee - CODI 2010.

Prior to the approval of the Meeting of Ministers, its major functions are the analysis and recommendation, of: work plans, budgets, contributions from Member States, activity reports, balance sheets and financial statements, external audit selection and their reports, applications of candidates for Participating Country as well as the draft of policy and regulatory amendments of OLADE.

It approves the organizational structure and the headquarters of the Permanent Secretary. It knows, reviews and approves programs and projects of the Organization, international cooperation agreements, loans and contracts whose amount exceeds 25% of the annual budget. It is acquainted of, and gives opinion on official missions of the Permanent Secretariat staff.

Ordinary meetings are held three times a year and extraordinary meetings are held when circumstances call for it. A virtual meeting can be convened in exceptional circumstances.

For more information, please refer to the General Bylaws of OLADE