Download or read book The Organization of American States written by Barbara Lee Bloom and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Organization of American States is an international organization headquartered in Washington, DC, whose members are the 35 nation-states of the Americas. Its historic goals are to strengthen peace and security, to consolidate representative democracy, to provide for collective defense, to eradicate poverty, and to promote economic development.