The composition
of the regional groups of the Association,
for the purposes of the aforementioned article, is the
following:
a)
Central America Group: Belize, Costa Rica,
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
and the Dominican Republic..
b)
Caribbean Group: Anguilla, Netherlands Antilles,
Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Cuba, Cayman Islands,
Guyana, Haiti, British Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Eastern
Caribbean States Organization, Puerto Rico, Suriname,
Trinidad & Tobago, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
c)
Southern Cone Group: Argentina, Brazil, Chile,
Paraguay and Uruguay.
d)
Andean Region Group: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador,
Peru and Venezuela.
e)
North America Group: Canada, United States
of America and Mexico.
The Board
of Directors will have the following powers:
a)
To approve the annual budget of the Association
and submit it to the Associate Members;
b)
To elaborate the annual working program;
c)
To appoint the Executive Secretary;
d)
To submit proposals to the Assembly for the admission
of new Associate Members;
e)
To invite and decide on the admission of other
organizations as Contributor Members; and,
f)
To take any other actions deemed convenient for
the adequate performance of the Association.
The Executive
Secretariat
The Executive Secretary reports to the Chairman of the
Board. His/her primary function is to collaborate with
the Board of Directors in carrying out all institutional
activities and implementing the decisions made by the
Assembly. The specific duties and responsibilities of
the Executive Secretary include:
