States
Member States
All 35 independent states of the Americas have ratified the OAS Charter and are members of the Organization.
Antigua and Barbuda
Dominica (Commonwealth of)
Panama
Argentina
Dominican Republic
Paraguay
The Bahamas (Commonwealth of)
Ecuador
Peru
Barbados
El Salvador
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Belize
Grenada
Saint Lucia
Bolivia
Guatemala
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Brazil
Guyana
Suriname
Canada
Haiti
Trinidad and Tobago
Chile
Honduras
United States of America
Colombia
Jamaica
Uruguay
Costa Rica
Mexico
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Cuba
Nicaragua1On June 3, 2009, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Americas adopted Resolution AG/RES.2438 (XXXIX-O/09) which resolves that the 1962 Resolution that excluded the Government of Cuba from its participation in the Inter-American system, ceases to have effect in the Organization of American States (OAS). The 2009 resolution states that the participation of the Republic of Cuba in the OAS will be the result of a process of dialogue initiated at the request of the Government of Cuba, and in accordance with the practices, purposes, and principles of the OAS.
2On July 5, 2009, the Organization of American States (OAS) invoked Article 21 of the Inter-American Democratic Charter,suspending Honduras from active participation in the hemispheric body. The unanimous decision was adopted as a result of the June 28 coup d’état that expelled President José Manuel Zelaya from office. Diplomatic initiatives are ongoing to foster the restoration of democracy to Honduras.
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